Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: BXMT, AMAT, NKE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (Symbol: BXMT), where a total volume of 10,346 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.6% of BXMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $18 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 1,954 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 195,400 underlying shares of BXMT. Below is a chart showing BXMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:

Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT) saw options trading volume of 24,668 contracts, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares or approximately 48.1% of AMAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring November 15, 2024, with 933 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 93,300 underlying shares of AMAT. Below is a chart showing AMAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

And Nike (Symbol: NKE) saw options trading volume of 116,968 contracts, representing approximately 11.7 million underlying shares or approximately 47.2% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 8,489 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 848,900 underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

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