Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: CAPR, WWD, MCD
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Capricor Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: CAPR), where a total volume of 5,091 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 509,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 45.6% of CAPR’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 2,285 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 228,500 underlying shares of CAPR. Below is a chart showing CAPR’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Woodward, Inc. (Symbol: WWD) options are showing a volume of 1,777 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 177,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.5% of WWD’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 390,855 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 1,043 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 104,300 underlying shares of WWD. Below is a chart showing WWD’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:
And McDonald’s Corp (Symbol: MCD) saw options trading volume of 13,055 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 44% of MCD’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $285 strike call option expiring January 24, 2025, with 817 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,700 underlying shares of MCD. Below is a chart showing MCD’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $285 strike highlighted in orange:
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