Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA), where a total volume of 3,898 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 389,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.2% of ULTA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 825,885 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $357.50 strike put option expiring September 17, 2021, with 249 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 24,900 underlying shares of ULTA. Below is a chart showing ULTA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $357.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (Symbol: BMY) saw options trading volume of 37,210 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 45.1% of BMY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $61 strike put option expiring October 29, 2021, with 5,800 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 580,000 underlying shares of BMY. Below is a chart showing BMY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $61 strike highlighted in orange:
And Nike (Symbol: NKE) options are showing a volume of 22,709 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.5% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike put option expiring September 17, 2021, with 1,622 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 162,200 underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:
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