Options Activity Shows High Interest in Walgreens Boots, Marriott Vacations, and LCI Industries

Today, notable trading volumes in options are occurring in the Russell 3000 index, particularly for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA). With 268,681 contracts traded today, this represents about 26.9 million underlying shares, significantly higher than WBA’s average daily volume of 19.8 million shares over the past month. This volume equates to 135.6% of the usual activity.

A significant portion of today’s trading involved the $10 strike call option set to expire on December 20, 2024. So far, 24,721 contracts have been traded, which corresponds to around 2.5 million underlying shares of WBA. Below is a chart illustrating WBA’s trading history over the last twelve months, highlighting the $10 strike in orange:

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (Symbol: VAC) is also seeing significant options trading, with 3,530 contracts traded, representing about 353,000 underlying shares, or 117.1% of VAC’s average daily volume of 301,325 shares this past month. Notably, the $100 strike call option expiring on April 17, 2025, has garnered attention, with 3,515 contracts changing hands, reflecting approximately 351,500 underlying shares of VAC. The following chart depicts VAC’s trading history for the past twelve months, with the $100 strike marked in orange:

LCI Industries (Symbol: LCII) is adding to the day’s excitement with a trading volume of 2,400 contracts, representing around 240,000 underlying shares. This figure also reflects a substantial 114.1% of LCII’s average daily trading volume of 210,255 shares over the past month. Among these, the $120 strike put option set to expire on April 17, 2025, has seen 1,200 contracts traded, which is equivalent to approximately 120,000 underlying shares of LCII. Below is the chart displaying LCII’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

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