Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: NKE, URI, BAC
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Nike (Symbol: NKE), where a total of 174,837 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 17.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.8% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 33.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $33 strike put option expiring October 02, 2026, with 24,109 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $33 strike highlighted in orange:
United Rentals Inc (Symbol: URI) options are showing a volume of 2,218 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 221,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.7% of URI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 475,000 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1120 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 128 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 12,800 underlying shares of URI. Below is a chart showing URI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1120 strike highlighted in orange:
And Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC) options are showing a volume of 152,100 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 15.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 37.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $54 strike put option expiring October 09, 2026, with 14,552 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $54 strike highlighted in orange:
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