Highlighted Thursday Options Insights: AVBP, VIAV, ASTS

ArriVent Biopharma Inc (AVBP) has seen significant trading activity with 4,042 contracts exchanged today, equating to approximately 404,200 underlying shares—78% of its average daily volume of 518,305 shares for the past month. Notably, the $25 strike call option expiring on October 16, 2026, accounted for 1,477 of these contracts, representing about 147,700 shares.

Viavi Solutions Inc (VIAV) experienced a total options trading volume of 43,300 contracts, which translates to around 4.3 million underlying shares, or 75.5% of its average daily volume of 5.7 million shares. The $42 strike put option expiring on May 15, 2026, saw 13,439 contracts traded, encompassing roughly 1.3 million shares.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (ASTS) reported a robust volume of 123,943 contracts today, amounting to approximately 12.4 million underlying shares, or 72.7% of its average daily volume of 17 million shares. Particularly, the $100 strike call option expiring on June 18, 2026, had 8,405 contracts traded, representing around 840,500 shares.