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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG), where a total volume of 134,287 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 13.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 72.2% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 18.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring June 28, 2024, with 24,484 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (Symbol: MHK) options are showing a volume of 3,772 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 377,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 61.8% of MHK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 610,550 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 2,083 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 208,300 underlying shares of MHK. Below is a chart showing MHK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:

And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) options are showing a volume of 87,511 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.4% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $450 strike call option expiring June 28, 2024, with 6,679 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 667,900 underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $450 strike highlighted in orange:

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