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Notable Friday Option Activity: QCOM, YELP, MTWBy Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, February 16, 3:31 PM ETLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM), where a total volume of 76,148 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 71.2% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 11,881 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:
Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) saw options trading volume of 4,401 contracts, representing approximately 440,100 underlying shares or approximately 69.6% of YELP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 632,480 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $39 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 539 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 53,900 underlying shares of YELP. Below is a chart showing YELP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $39 strike highlighted in orange:
And Manitowoc Company Inc (NYSE:MTW) saw options trading volume of 1,886 contracts, representing approximately 188,600 underlying shares or approximately 69.5% of MTW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 271,395 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $12 strike put option expiring September 20, 2024, with 750 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 75,000 underlying shares of MTW. Below is a chart showing MTW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:
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