Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: PRFT, IRBT, EL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Perficient Inc (Symbol: PRFT), where a total volume of 1,752 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 175,200 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 91.6% of PRFT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 191,180 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring July 21, 2023, with 953 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 95,300 underlying shares of PRFT. Below is a chart showing PRFT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

iRobot Corp (Symbol: IRBT) options are showing a volume of 4,790 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 479,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 91.4% of IRBT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 523,805 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 1,980 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 198,000 underlying shares of IRBT. Below is a chart showing IRBT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

And Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (Symbol: EL) options are showing a volume of 21,031 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 87.6% of EL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 4,426 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 442,600 underlying shares of EL. Below is a chart showing EL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

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