Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: M, QCOM, MCK

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Macy's Inc (Symbol: M), where a total of 48,367 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 48.7% of M's average daily trading volume over the past month of 9.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $21.50 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 7,924 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 792,400 underlying shares of M. Below is a chart showing M's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) options are showing a volume of 42,673 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.9% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 5,659 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 565,900 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:

And McKesson Corp (Symbol: MCK) saw options trading volume of 3,367 contracts, representing approximately 336,700 underlying shares or approximately 45.8% of MCK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 734,495 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $530 strike call option expiring March 22, 2024, with 1,827 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 182,700 underlying shares of MCK. Below is a chart showing MCK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $530 strike highlighted in orange:

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