Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: KD, SAIA, AVTR
By The Online Investor Staff, Friday, April 26, 3:33 PM ET
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Kyndryl Holdings Inc (NYSE:KD), where a total volume of 6,394 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 639,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.1% of KD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $19 strike call option expiring May 17, 2024, with 5,562 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 556,200 underlying shares of KD. Below is a chart showing KD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $19 strike highlighted in orange:
Saia Inc (NASDAQ:SAIA) saw options trading volume of 1,344 contracts, representing approximately 134,400 underlying shares or approximately 45.3% of SAIA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 296,690 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $420 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 153 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 15,300 underlying shares of SAIA. Below is a chart showing SAIA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:
And Avantor Inc (NYSE:AVTR) saw options trading volume of 19,625 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 45.1% of AVTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $23 strike put option expiring June 07, 2024, with 17,355 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of AVTR. Below is a chart showing AVTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:
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