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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Incyte Corporation (Symbol: INCY), where a total volume of 24,317 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52.4% of INCY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 12,030 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of INCY. Below is a chart showing INCY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

Jabil Inc (Symbol: JBL) options are showing a volume of 7,036 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 703,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52% of JBL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,330 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 233,000 underlying shares of JBL. Below is a chart showing JBL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:

And Halliburton Company (Symbol: HAL) saw options trading volume of 29,491 contracts, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares or approximately 48.1% of HAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $34.50 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 12,789 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of HAL. Below is a chart showing HAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $34.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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