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Friday’s Options Buzz: Costco, Boeing, Apple

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

Considering the S&P 500 index, today exhibited intriguing options trading activity in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where 22,257 contracts have been exchanged, equivalent to about 2.2 million underlying shares. This volume represents approximately 113.4% of COST’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which was 2.0 million shares. Notably, the $890 strike call option expiring on August 16, 2024, stood out with 1,308 contracts traded, reflecting approximately 130,800 underlying shares of COST. Below, you’ll find a visualization of COST’s trailing twelve-month trading history, the $890 strike highlighted in orange:

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Boeing Co. (BA)

Meanwhile, Boeing Co. (Symbol: BA) showcased an options volume of 68,903 contracts today, translating to about 6.9 million underlying shares – a significant 101.7% of BA’s average daily trading volume over the last month of 6.8 million shares. The $180 strike call option expiring on August 16, 2024, experienced heightened activity with 8,136 contracts traded, representing roughly 813,600 underlying shares of BA. A visualization of BA’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted, is displayed below:

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Apple Inc (AAPL)

Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw robust options trading with 511,269 contracts exchanged today, equivalent to approximately 51.1 million underlying shares – about 92.9% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume in the past month, which was 55.0 million shares. The $225 strike call option expiring on August 16, 2024, garnered notable interest with 85,333 contracts traded, representing around 8.5 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below, you will find an illustration of AAPL’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $225 strike highlighted:

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