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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: GILD, BX, GOOGL

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD), where a total of 34,173 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.7% of GILD's average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 4,465 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 446,500 underlying shares of GILD. Below is a chart showing GILD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

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Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX) saw options trading volume of 15,236 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 48.9% of BX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 5,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 550,600 underlying shares of BX. Below is a chart showing BX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) options are showing a volume of 113,400 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.9% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 23.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 18,079 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:

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