Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: OXY, WMT, BBY
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY), where a total of 44,181 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 54.8% of OXY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 8.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $61 strike call option expiring August 28, 2026, with 8,904 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 890,400 underlying shares of OXY. Below is a chart showing OXY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $61 strike highlighted in orange:
Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT) saw options trading volume of 127,057 contracts, representing approximately 12.7 million underlying shares or approximately 46.2% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 27.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $103 strike call option expiring August 28, 2026, with 7,875 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 787,500 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $103 strike highlighted in orange:
And Best Buy Inc (Symbol: BBY) saw options trading volume of 15,146 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 43.9% of BBY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $82.50 strike call option expiring September 18, 2026, with 2,828 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 282,800 underlying shares of BBY. Below is a chart showing BBY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $82.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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