Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: CSCO, DECK, BLI

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), where a total volume of 127,132 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 12.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 73.4% of CSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 17.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 13,615 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of CSCO. Below is a chart showing CSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:

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Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE:DECK) options are showing a volume of 2,371 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 237,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.2% of DECK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 323,995 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $370 strike put option expiring December 17, 2021, with 385 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 38,500 underlying shares of DECK. Below is a chart showing DECK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $370 strike highlighted in orange:

And Berkeley Lights Inc (BLI) options are showing a volume of 9,905 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 990,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73% of BLI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 2,255 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 225,500 underlying shares of BLI. Below is a chart showing BLI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

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