Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: CCSI, WMT, PANW
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc (Symbol: CCSI), where a total volume of 1,914 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 191,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 96.3% of CCSI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 198,715 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring September 18, 2026, with 1,914 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 191,400 underlying shares of CCSI. Below is a chart showing CCSI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT) saw options trading volume of 266,387 contracts, representing approximately 26.6 million underlying shares or approximately 96.1% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 27.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, with 38,153 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
And Palo Alto Networks, Inc (Symbol: PANW) saw options trading volume of 47,890 contracts, representing approximately 4.8 million underlying shares or approximately 79% of PANW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $350 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, with 1,754 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,400 underlying shares of PANW. Below is a chart showing PANW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $350 strike highlighted in orange:
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