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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 941,689 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 94.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 126.3% of TSLA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 74.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 86,388 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.6 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

Occidental Petroleum Corp (Symbol: OXY) options are showing a volume of 69,709 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 109.2% of OXY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $62 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 9,129 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 912,900 underlying shares of OXY. Below is a chart showing OXY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62 strike highlighted in orange:

And Ball Corp (Symbol: BALL) options are showing a volume of 15,509 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 87.1% of BALL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 6,742 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 674,200 underlying shares of BALL. Below is a chart showing BALL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

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