Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: RILY, JNJ, BBY

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in B. Riley Financial Inc (Symbol: RILY), where a total of 3,700 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 370,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.5% of RILY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 831,890 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike put option expiring June 14, 2024, with 512 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 51,200 underlying shares of RILY. Below is a chart showing RILY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Johnson & Johnson (Symbol: JNJ) saw options trading volume of 32,774 contracts, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares or approximately 44.1% of JNJ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 7,193 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 719,300 underlying shares of JNJ. Below is a chart showing JNJ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:

And Best Buy Inc (Symbol: BBY) saw options trading volume of 17,780 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 41.9% of BBY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 5,724 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 572,400 underlying shares of BBY. Below is a chart showing BBY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

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