Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: KTOS, NAT, RCAT

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Symbol: KTOS), where a total of 25,769 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 65.5% of KTOS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring March 06, 2026, with 1,733 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 173,300 underlying shares of KTOS. Below is a chart showing KTOS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

Nordic American Tankers Ltd (Symbol: NAT) options are showing a volume of 24,696 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.9% of NAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $6 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 4,281 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 428,100 underlying shares of NAT. Below is a chart showing NAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $6 strike highlighted in orange:

And Red Cat Holdings Inc (Symbol: RCAT) options are showing a volume of 61,012 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.7% of RCAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring March 06, 2026, with 3,792 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 379,200 underlying shares of RCAT. Below is a chart showing RCAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

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