Notable Thursday Option Activity: APA, VLO, CRM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in APA Corp (Symbol: APA), where a total volume of 25,987 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.2% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring July 25, 2025, with 18,916 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO) options are showing a volume of 14,329 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.1% of VLO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 5,195 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 519,500 underlying shares of VLO. Below is a chart showing VLO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:

And Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) options are showing a volume of 29,035 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.2% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $275 strike call option expiring July 25, 2025, with 2,082 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 208,200 underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange:

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