Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA), where a total volume of 1.9 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 187.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 84% of NVDA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 223.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring December 13, 2024, with 201,733 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 20.2 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
Honeywell International Inc (Symbol: HON) options are showing a volume of 28,043 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.9% of HON’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.1 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 6,052 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 605,200 underlying shares of HON. Below is a chart showing HON’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
And The Cigna Group (Symbol: CI) options are showing a volume of 8,052 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 805,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.1% of CI’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $280 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 830 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 83,000 underlying shares of CI. Below is a chart showing CI’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $280 strike highlighted in orange:
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