Notable Thursday Option Activity: COST, NVDA, DUK

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 17,123 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 75.3% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $550 strike call option expiring August 05, 2022, with 1,194 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 119,400 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $550 strike highlighted in orange:

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NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) options are showing a volume of 364,547 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 36.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 71.6% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 50.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring August 05, 2022, with 28,529 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Duke Energy Corp (Symbol: DUK) saw options trading volume of 12,882 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 58% of DUK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring September 16, 2022, with 11,334 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of DUK. Below is a chart showing DUK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:

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