Notable Thursday Option Activity: COP, OXY, AVGO

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in ConocoPhillips (Symbol: COP), where a total of 109,002 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 10.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 164.8% of COP's average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike put option expiring August 15, 2025, with 55,776 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of COP. Below is a chart showing COP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:

Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY) saw options trading volume of 88,989 contracts, representing approximately 8.9 million underlying shares or approximately 87.7% of OXY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike put option expiring September 19, 2025, with 28,008 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares of OXY. Below is a chart showing OXY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

And Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) saw options trading volume of 92,860 contracts, representing approximately 9.3 million underlying shares or approximately 54.4% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 17.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $315 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 9,396 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 939,600 underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $315 strike highlighted in orange:

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