Notable Monday Option Activity: GOOGL, BA, AVXL

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL), where a total of 245,446 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 24.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 73% of GOOGL’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 33.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $197.50 strike call option expiring December 27, 2024, with 30,588 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $197.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Boeing Co. (Symbol: BA) options are showing a volume of 81,387 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.6% of BA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.5 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring December 27, 2024, with 4,663 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 466,300 underlying shares of BA. Below is a chart showing BA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:

And Anavex Life Sciences Corp (Symbol: AVXL) saw options trading volume of 8,723 contracts, representing approximately 872,300 underlying shares or approximately 58.7% of AVXL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,425 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 142,500 underlying shares of AVXL. Below is a chart showing AVXL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

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