Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: GOOGL, COST, ETN
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL), where a total of 177,779 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 17.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 73.6% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 24.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $340 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, with 17,381 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $340 strike highlighted in orange:
Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 12,826 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 72.7% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $965 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, with 597 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 59,700 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $965 strike highlighted in orange:
And Eaton Corp plc (Symbol: ETN) saw options trading volume of 12,819 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 71.3% of ETN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $390 strike put option expiring September 18, 2026, with 5,733 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 573,300 underlying shares of ETN. Below is a chart showing ETN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $390 strike highlighted in orange:
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