Notable Friday Option Activity: CSCO, DE, DPZ

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Cisco Systems Inc (Symbol: CSCO), where a total volume of 82,217 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 8.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.2% of CSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $47.50 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 17,139 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of CSCO. Below is a chart showing CSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE) saw options trading volume of 5,577 contracts, representing approximately 557,700 underlying shares or approximately 40.3% of DE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $350 strike put option expiring September 20, 2024, with 1,121 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 112,100 underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $350 strike highlighted in orange:

And Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ) options are showing a volume of 1,755 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 175,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.2% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 436,395 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $450 strike put option expiring September 20, 2024, with 235 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 23,500 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $450 strike highlighted in orange:

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