Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Campbell Soup Co (Symbol: CPB), where a total volume of 13,296 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 65.7% of CPB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $36 strike put option expiring August 16, 2019, with 2,733 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 273,300 underlying shares of CPB. Below is a chart showing CPB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:
Accenture plc (Symbol: ACN) options are showing a volume of 11,422 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.3% of ACN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring May 17, 2019, with 1,528 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 152,800 underlying shares of ACN. Below is a chart showing ACN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:
And Norfolk Southern Corp. (Symbol: NSC) saw options trading volume of 6,574 contracts, representing approximately 657,400 underlying shares or approximately 45.7% of NSC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $205 strike call option expiring May 10, 2019, with 3,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,000 underlying shares of NSC. Below is a chart showing NSC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $205 strike highlighted in orange:
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