Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Target Corp (Symbol: TGT), where a total of 35,837 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 79% of TGT’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $152.50 strike call option expiring May 31, 2024, with 6,703 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 670,300 underlying shares of TGT. Below is a chart showing TGT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $152.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG) options are showing a volume of 1,957 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 195,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.8% of BKNG’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 265,330 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $4190 strike call option expiring June 07, 2024, with 565 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 56,500 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is a chart showing BKNG’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4190 strike highlighted in orange:

And Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) saw options trading volume of 15,843 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 72.4% of GS’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $450 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,366 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 136,600 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $450 strike highlighted in orange:

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