Notable Friday Option Activity: CRM, CBRL, LQDA

Among the underlying constituents of the Russell 3000 Index, we saw remarkable options trading volume today at Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM), where a total of 116,990 contracts have been traded so far. , representing approximately 11.7 million underlying shares. This equates to about 129.4% of CRM’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 9.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring on December 9, 2022, with 6,940 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 694,000 underlying CRM shares. Below is a graph showing CRM’s past twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (Symbol: CBRL) recorded options trading volume of 4,176 contracts, representing approximately 417,600 underlying shares or approximately 120.5% of CBRL’s average daily trading volume during the last month, or 346,480 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring on December 16, 2022, with 738 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 73,800 underlying CBRL shares. Below is a chart showing CBRL’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

And Liquidia Corp (ticker: LQDA) recorded options trading volume of 4,226 contracts, representing approximately 422,600 underlying stocks or approximately 108.4% of LQDA’s average daily trading volume over the past month. i.e. 389,920 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $7.50 strike call option expiring on January 20, 2023, with 3,880 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 388,000 underlying shares of LQDA . Below is a chart showing LQDA’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $7.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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