Notable Thursday Option Activity: WMS, UBER, BMY

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (Symbol: WMS), where a total volume of 3,031 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 303,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 59.4% of WMS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 509,890 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 1,502 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 150,200 underlying shares of WMS. Below is a chart showing WMS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

Uber Technologies Inc (Symbol: UBER) saw options trading volume of 82,063 contracts, representing approximately 8.2 million underlying shares or approximately 57.1% of UBER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $71 strike call option expiring July 26, 2024, with 7,636 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 763,600 underlying shares of UBER. Below is a chart showing UBER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $71 strike highlighted in orange:

And Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (Symbol: BMY) options are showing a volume of 90,088 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.1% of BMY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 5,349 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 534,900 underlying shares of BMY. Below is a chart showing BMY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

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