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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Herbalife Ltd (Symbol: HLF), where a total volume of 21,797 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 105% of HLF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 8,601 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 860,100 underlying shares of HLF. Below is a chart showing HLF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

US Foods Holding Corp (Symbol: USFD) options are showing a volume of 20,611 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 104.8% of USFD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 10,142 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of USFD. Below is a chart showing USFD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Intel Corp (Symbol: INTC) saw options trading volume of 456,655 contracts, representing approximately 45.7 million underlying shares or approximately 99.6% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 45.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring July 12, 2024, with 37,427 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

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