Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: WDC, VLO, LYV
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC), where a total volume of 29,614 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.7% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $390 strike call option expiring October 02, 2026, with 752 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 75,200 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $390 strike highlighted in orange:
Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO) options are showing a volume of 10,250 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.8% of VLO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike put option expiring October 16, 2026, with 1,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 132,700 underlying shares of VLO. Below is a chart showing VLO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
And Live Nation Entertainment Inc (Symbol: LYV) saw options trading volume of 6,787 contracts, representing approximately 678,700 underlying shares or approximately 40.8% of LYV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $135 strike put option expiring January 15, 2027, with 3,902 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 390,200 underlying shares of LYV. Below is a chart showing LYV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in orange:
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