Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL), where a total volume of 24,966 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 45.3% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring July 19, 2019, with 996 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 99,600 underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (Symbol: WH) saw options trading volume of 4,124 contracts, representing approximately 412,400 underlying shares or approximately 45.2% of WH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 912,480 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring July 19, 2019, with 2,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,000 underlying shares of WH. Below is a chart showing WH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
And EOG Resources, Inc. (Symbol: EOG) saw options trading volume of 15,416 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of EOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $97.50 strike call option expiring July 19, 2019, with 4,168 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 416,800 underlying shares of EOG. Below is a chart showing EOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $97.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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