Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: VKTX, PKG, AZO

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Viking Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: VKTX), where a total volume of 30,846 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 68.5% of VKTX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring July 05, 2024, with 5,966 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 596,600 underlying shares of VKTX. Below is a chart showing VKTX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

Packaging Corp of America (Symbol: PKG) saw options trading volume of 3,528 contracts, representing approximately 352,800 underlying shares or approximately 65.9% of PKG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 535,330 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 1,244 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 124,400 underlying shares of PKG. Below is a chart showing PKG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:

And AutoZone, Inc. (Symbol: AZO) saw options trading volume of 1,006 contracts, representing approximately 100,600 underlying shares or approximately 65% of AZO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 154,835 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2650 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 205 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 20,500 underlying shares of AZO. Below is a chart showing AZO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2650 strike highlighted in orange:

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