Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: MMM, HUM, WMT
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in 3M Co (Symbol: MMM), where a total of 13,301 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 46.6% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring September 25, 2026, with 4,025 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 402,500 underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
Humana Inc. (Symbol: HUM) saw options trading volume of 4,035 contracts, representing approximately 403,500 underlying shares or approximately 43.6% of HUM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 926,245 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike put option expiring January 15, 2027, with 2,300 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 230,000 underlying shares of HUM. Below is a chart showing HUM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
And Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT) saw options trading volume of 97,232 contracts, representing approximately 9.7 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 23.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring September 25, 2026, with 16,421 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:
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