Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: VLO, LRCX, AVGO

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO), where a total volume of 18,153 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 65.1% of VLO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 1,494 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 149,400 underlying shares of VLO. Below is a chart showing VLO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

Lam Research Corp (Symbol: LRCX) saw options trading volume of 65,898 contracts, representing approximately 6.6 million underlying shares or approximately 64.7% of LRCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 6,733 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 673,300 underlying shares of LRCX. Below is a chart showing LRCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:

And Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) saw options trading volume of 234,152 contracts, representing approximately 23.4 million underlying shares or approximately 55.6% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 42.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $310 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 11,074 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $310 strike highlighted in orange:

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• AVO Earnings History

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