Among the Russell 3000 index, Datadog Inc (DDOG) saw a significant options trading volume today with 19,076 contracts traded, equivalent to approximately 1.9 million underlying shares. This represents 57.5% of DDOG’s average daily trading volume of 3.3 million shares over the past month. Notably, the $140 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, had 2,839 contracts trading, covering around 283,900 underlying shares.
Lemonade Inc (LMND) also experienced robust trading activity, with 13,270 contracts exchanged today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares and 57% of its monthly average daily volume of 2.3 million shares. The $70 strike put option expiring January 9, 2026, saw 794 contracts, equivalent to approximately 79,400 underlying shares.
Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) reported a trading volume of 13,740 options contracts, translating to about 1.4 million underlying shares, or 56.3% of its average daily volume of 2.4 million shares. Of note, the $60 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, had 4,126 contracts traded, covering approximately 412,600 underlying shares.
