Active Options Trading on S&P 500: Key Highlights
In today’s trading session, notable options volume has emerged among S&P 500 components, particularly with Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG). There have been 3,911 contracts exchanged, which corresponds to about 391,100 underlying shares. This volume represents approximately 129.6% of BKNG’s average daily trading volume of 301,875 shares over the past month. A significant portion of this activity focused on the $3400 strike put option expiring on June 20, 2025, with 178 contracts traded, equating to around 17,800 shares of BKNG. Below is a chart that illustrates BKNG’s trailing twelve months of trading history, with the $3400 strike highlighted in orange:
Shifting our attention to Cardinal Health, Inc. (Symbol: CAH), the day has seen an impressive volume of 21,224 contracts. This figure represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, which accounts for 85.3% of CAH’s average daily trading volume of 2.5 million shares over the last month. Notably, the $117 strike put option expiring on April 11, 2025, attracted high interest, with 3,436 contracts traded—corresponding to around 343,600 underlying shares of CAH. The chart below displays CAH’s trading history over the past twelve months, highlighting the $117 strike in orange:
Lastly, AutoZone, Inc. (Symbol: AZO) recorded an options trading volume of 846 contracts, which is about 84,600 underlying shares. This volume represents approximately 52.3% of AZO’s average daily trading volume of 161,625 shares in the last month. The $3470 strike put option set to expire on April 17, 2025, showed a notable volume of 98 contracts traded, representing around 9,800 underlying shares of AZO. The accompanying chart below illustrates AZO’s trading history over the past twelve months, with the $3470 strike highlighted:
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