Notable Wednesday Option Activity: WHR, TTWO, NUE Wednesday, January 31, 1:30 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume ...
March 22nd Options Now Available For Nucor (NUE) Thursday, February 1, 11:15 AM ET, by Market News Video Staff Investors in Nucor Corp. (NUE) saw new options begin trading today, for the March 22nd ...
Notable Tuesday Option Activity: CRM, HELE, NUE Tuesday, February 13, 3:19 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume ...
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ViacomCBS Inc (VIAC), where a total volume of 78,909 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 65.8% of VIAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 4,662 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 466,200 underlying shares of VIAC. Below is a chart showing VIAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) saw options trading volume of 9,532 contracts, representing approximately 953,200 underlying shares or approximately 57.4% of DRI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $135 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 3,390 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 339,000 underlying shares of DRI. Below is a chart showing DRI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in orange:
And Nucor Corp. (NYSE:NUE) options are showing a volume of 15,037 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.2% of NUE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 1,299 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 129,900 underlying shares of NUE. Below is a chart showing NUE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:
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