Notable Tuesday Option Activity: HII, OXY, XOM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (Symbol: HII), where a total volume of 4,048 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 404,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 102.7% of HII's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 394,320 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring December 19, 2025, with 2,002 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,200 underlying shares of HII. Below is a chart showing HII's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY) saw options trading volume of 63,627 contracts, representing approximately 6.4 million underlying shares or approximately 82.8% of OXY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $47.50 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 6,340 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 634,000 underlying shares of OXY. Below is a chart showing OXY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) saw options trading volume of 82,426 contracts, representing approximately 8.2 million underlying shares or approximately 57.4% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 20,396 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:

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