Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (Symbol: RCL), where a total volume of 8,733 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 873,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.4% of RCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $102 strike call option expiring June 29, 2018 , with 876 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 87,600 underlying shares of RCL. Below is a chart showing RCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $102 strike highlighted in orange:
Weight Watchers International, Inc. (Symbol: WTW) options are showing a volume of 9,548 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 954,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.5% of WTW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 1,144 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 114,400 underlying shares of WTW. Below is a chart showing WTW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
And Vail Resorts Inc (Symbol: MTN) options are showing a volume of 995 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 99,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.1% of MTN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 220,580 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring July 20, 2018 , with 169 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 16,900 underlying shares of MTN. Below is a chart showing MTN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:
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