Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: DSKE, XLNX, WMT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Daseke Inc (NASDAQ:DSKE), where a total volume of 2,026 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 202,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 59.5% of DSKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 340,320 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring August 19, 2022, with 1,901 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 190,100 underlying shares of DSKE. Below is a chart showing DSKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) saw options trading volume of 16,524 contracts, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares or approximately 57.8% of XLNX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike put option expiring March 18, 2022, with 1,754 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,400 underlying shares of XLNX. Below is a chart showing XLNX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:

And Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) options are showing a volume of 55,069 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.7% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring January 07, 2022, with 5,677 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 567,700 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

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