Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: ALGN, AMD, UHSBy Market News Video Staff, Wednesday, October 13, 2:06 PM ETAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN), where a total of 11,452 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 230.1% of ALGN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 497,675 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $600 strike call option expiring October 29, 2021, with 1,623 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 162,300 underlying shares of ALGN. Below is a chart showing ALGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $600 strike highlighted in orange:
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) saw options trading volume of 543,513 contracts, representing approximately 54.4 million underlying shares or approximately 132.2% of AMD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 41.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 57,841 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.8 million underlying shares of AMD. Below is a chart showing AMD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
And Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) saw options trading volume of 5,320 contracts, representing approximately 532,000 underlying shares or approximately 72.2% of UHS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 736,560 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $130 strike put option expiring November 19, 2021, with 2,230 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 223,000 underlying shares of UHS. Below is a chart showing UHS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:
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