On October 4, significant options trading was reported for Cytokinetics Inc (CYTK) with a total of 7,451 contracts exchanged, representing approximately 745,100 underlying shares. This volume makes up about 46.8% of CYTK’s average daily trading volume of 1.6 million shares. Notably, 4,023 contracts were traded for the $42 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, equating to around 402,300 underlying shares.
Alphabet Inc (GOOG) experienced a higher trading volume of 127,044 contracts, amounting to roughly 12.7 million underlying shares, which is about 45.7% of its average daily trading volume of 27.8 million shares. High interest was also observed in the $175 strike put option expiring June 13, 2025, with 8,640 contracts traded, representing about 864,000 underlying shares.
Hooker Furnishings Corp (HOFT) recorded a total of 261 contracts traded today, corresponding to approximately 26,100 underlying shares, or 44.4% of its average daily volume of 58,795 shares. The $10 strike put option expiring June 20, 2025, saw 182 contracts traded, representing around 18,200 underlying shares.
