Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: AAPL, NOW, TSLA

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total of 678,472 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 67.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 140% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 48.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $235 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 53,263 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.3 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $235 strike highlighted in orange:

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ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW) options are showing a volume of 13,563 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.1% of NOW’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $960 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 4,993 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 499,300 underlying shares of NOW. Below is a chart showing NOW’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $960 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA) saw options trading volume of 968,843 contracts, representing approximately 96.9 million underlying shares or approximately 104.1% of TSLA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 93.1 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 49,247 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:

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