Notable Friday Option Activity: HPQ, CVX, PANW
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in HP Inc (Symbol: HPQ), where a total of 75,320 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 48.5% of HPQ's average daily trading volume over the past month of 15.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $34 strike put option expiring October 16, 2026, with 17,450 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of HPQ. Below is a chart showing HPQ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $34 strike highlighted in orange:
Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX) options are showing a volume of 36,631 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.4% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $217.50 strike call option expiring September 11, 2026, with 3,594 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 359,400 underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $217.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Palo Alto Networks, Inc (Symbol: PANW) options are showing a volume of 27,287 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.1% of PANW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $330 strike put option expiring September 11, 2026, with 2,025 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 202,500 underlying shares of PANW. Below is a chart showing PANW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $330 strike highlighted in orange:
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