Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX), where a total volume of 23,277 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.6% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring June 21, 2019, with 3,011 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 301,100 underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
HCA Healthcare Inc (Symbol: HCA) options are showing a volume of 6,023 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 602,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of HCA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike put option expiring June 28, 2019, with 1,703 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 170,300 underlying shares of HCA. Below is a chart showing HCA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:
And Newmont Goldcorp Corp (Symbol: NEM) options are showing a volume of 39,986 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.4% of NEM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $44.12 strike call option expiring January 17, 2020, with 2,828 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 282,800 underlying shares of NEM. Below is a chart showing NEM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $44.12 strike highlighted in orange:
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