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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Lowe's Companies Inc (Symbol: LOW), where a total volume of 15,975 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 65.4% of LOW'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 April 19, 2024, with 5,341 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 534,100 underlying shares of LOW. Below is a chart showing LOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

Hershey Company (Symbol: HSY) options are showing a volume of 11,121 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.1% of HSY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $192.50 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 4,092 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 409,200 underlying shares of HSY. Below is a chart showing HSY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $192.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And American Tower Corp (Symbol: AMT) options are showing a volume of 16,259 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 63.2% of AMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $210 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 6,531 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 653,100 underlying shares of AMT. Below is a chart showing AMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:

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