Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: APA, QCOM, EQIX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in APA Corp (Symbol: APA), where a total volume of 206,689 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 20.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 288.4% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22 strike put option expiring January 03, 2025, with 108,067 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22 strike highlighted in orange:

Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) options are showing a volume of 50,373 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 59.1% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 4,097 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 409,700 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:

And Equinix Inc (Symbol: EQIX) saw options trading volume of 3,014 contracts, representing approximately 301,400 underlying shares or approximately 50.5% of EQIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 596,310 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $900 strike put option expiring March 21, 2025, with 3,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,100 underlying shares of EQIX. Below is a chart showing EQIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $900 strike highlighted in orange:

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