Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: AMZN, SNPS, HD
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total volume of 347,656 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 34.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 101.1% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 34.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring October 02, 2026, with 24,344 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
Synopsys Inc (Symbol: SNPS) saw options trading volume of 18,282 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 91.1% of SNPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring October 02, 2026, with 2,316 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 231,600 underlying shares of SNPS. Below is a chart showing SNPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:
And Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) options are showing a volume of 30,990 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $292.50 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 1,119 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 111,900 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $292.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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