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Notable Friday Option Activity: HIBB, CYTK, SCVL

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, March 15, 3:25 PM ET

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hibbett Inc (NASDAQ:HIBB), where a total volume of 2,323 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 232,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 99.6% of HIBB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 233,180 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 1,082 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 108,200 underlying shares of HIBB. Below is a chart showing HIBB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTK) options are showing a volume of 17,643 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 85.8% of CYTK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 6,032 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 603,200 underlying shares of CYTK. Below is a chart showing CYTK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

And Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL) saw options trading volume of 1,297 contracts, representing approximately 129,700 underlying shares or approximately 79.4% of SCVL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 163,330 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring September 20, 2024, with 1,291 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 129,100 underlying shares of SCVL. Below is a chart showing SCVL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

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