Notable Friday Option Activity: VLO, ORCL, DPZ

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO), where a total volume of 12,699 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.8% of VLO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $115 strike put option expiring December 27, 2024, with 3,212 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 321,200 underlying shares of VLO. Below is a chart showing VLO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:

Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL) saw options trading volume of 47,839 contracts, representing approximately 4.8 million underlying shares or approximately 45.9% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring December 20, 2024, with 4,680 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 468,000 underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:

And Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ) saw options trading volume of 2,242 contracts, representing approximately 224,200 underlying shares or approximately 44.9% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 499,775 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $390 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 485 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 48,500 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $390 strike highlighted in orange:

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