Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS): Standout Options Trading Volume
Delving into the S&P 500 index, one cannot overlook the impressive options trading volume in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) today. A substantial 68,540 contracts have traded, equating to nearly 6.9 million underlying shares. This surge represents about 303.6% of GS’s average daily trading volume for the past month, which stood at 2.3 million shares.
A standout was the $415 strike call option expiring March 22, 2024, with 8,640 contracts changing hands, reflecting around 864,000 underlying shares of GS. This uptick in volume is visually captured in the chart below:
FedEx Corp (FDX): Noteworthy Options Activity
Shifting focus to FedEx Corp (Symbol: FDX), options trading volume has been notable today, with 43,616 contracts traded so far. This figure represents roughly 4.4 million underlying shares, amounting to a significant 269.3% of FDX’s average daily trading volume over the previous month, which averaged 1.6 million shares.
Particularly high volume was observed for the $257.50 strike put option expiring March 22, 2024, with 1,842 contracts traded, symbolizing approximately 184,200 underlying shares of FDX. Visual representation of this spike in activity is depicted in the chart below:
Apple Inc (AAPL): Impressive Options Trading Volume
Lastly, in the realm of Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), options trading volume has reached 1.5 million contracts today. This volume signifies close to 148.1 million underlying shares, translating to a notable 212.1% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which stood at 69.8 million shares.
Noteworthy activity was seen for the $170 strike put option expiring March 22, 2024, with a substantial 122,638 contracts traded, representing approximately 12.3 million underlying shares of AAPL. The surge in trading volume can be visualized in the chart below:
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