Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: IQV, PANW, UAL

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in IQVIA Holdings Inc (Symbol: IQV), where a total of 64,971 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 268.1% of IQV's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike put option expiring July 18, 2025, with 32,308 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.2 million underlying shares of IQV. Below is a chart showing IQV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:

Palo Alto Networks, Inc (Symbol: PANW) options are showing a volume of 42,002 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 89.4% of PANW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $210 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 16,484 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of PANW. Below is a chart showing PANW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:

And United Airlines Holdings Inc (Symbol: UAL) options are showing a volume of 38,253 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.1% of UAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 10,526 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of UAL. Below is a chart showing UAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:

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