Notable Friday Option Activity: HD, ABNB, WMT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD), where a total volume of 16,065 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 55.3% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $395 strike put option expiring January 31, 2025, with 2,575 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 257,500 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $395 strike highlighted in orange:

Airbnb Inc (Symbol: ABNB) options are showing a volume of 19,353 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55% of ABNB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $131 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 2,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 203,500 underlying shares of ABNB. Below is a chart showing ABNB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $131 strike highlighted in orange:

And Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT) saw options trading volume of 74,204 contracts, representing approximately 7.4 million underlying shares or approximately 50.6% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 8,632 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 863,200 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:

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