Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: WDAY, QCOM, CIEN
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Workday Inc (Symbol: WDAY), where a total of 22,614 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 47.7% of WDAY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring August 28, 2026, with 3,788 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 378,800 underlying shares of WDAY. Below is a chart showing WDAY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) options are showing a volume of 46,808 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.8% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring August 28, 2026, with 7,339 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 733,900 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ciena Corp (Symbol: CIEN) saw options trading volume of 8,516 contracts, representing approximately 851,600 underlying shares or approximately 44.1% of CIEN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $522.50 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, with 656 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 65,600 underlying shares of CIEN. Below is a chart showing CIEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $522.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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