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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Caesars Entertainment Inc (Symbol: CZR), where a total volume of 33,169 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 77.3% of CZR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $39.50 strike call option expiring July 05, 2024, with 25,429 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares of CZR. Below is a chart showing CZR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $39.50 strike highlighted in orange:

FedEx Corp (Symbol: FDX) saw options trading volume of 18,390 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 73% of FDX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring July 05, 2024, with 2,822 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 282,200 underlying shares of FDX. Below is a chart showing FDX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:

And Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG) saw options trading volume of 15,115 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 55.2% of DG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $128 strike call option expiring July 05, 2024, with 10,363 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of DG. Below is a chart showing DG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $128 strike highlighted in orange:

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