Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Whirlpool Corp (Symbol: WHR), where a total volume of 9,425 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 942,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 72.2% of WHR’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $91 strike call option expiring May 31, 2024, with 687 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 68,700 underlying shares of WHR. Below is a chart showing WHR’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $91 strike highlighted in orange:

Corning Inc (Symbol: GLW) options are showing a volume of 34,744 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.5% of GLW’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring November 15, 2024, with 3,125 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 312,500 underlying shares of GLW. Below is a chart showing GLW’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

And Airbnb Inc (Symbol: ABNB) options are showing a volume of 32,758 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.2% of ABNB’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.9 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $144 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,702 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 270,200 underlying shares of ABNB. Below is a chart showing ABNB’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $144 strike highlighted in orange:

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