Options trading linked to AeroVironment Inc. accelerated on Monday, reaching a total of 14,134 contracts at 3:01 p.m. New York time. Call volume accounted for 7,908 contracts, while puts made up the remaining 6,226 contracts.
The single most-active options line was the January 15, 2027 $230 call, which registered 939 contracts in turnover against an open interest of 142 contracts. A July 2, 2026 $160 call was the next-most traded instrument, with 869 contracts and an open interest figure of 118 contracts.
Additional prominent strikes included the July 2, 2026 $150 call, which saw 613 contracts trade with open interest of 190 contracts, and the July 2, 2026 $130 put, which recorded 593 contracts against an open interest of 38 contracts.
Traders also executed a put spread on the July 2, 2026 expirations combining the $115 and $135 puts. That spread represented 541 contracts in total, split into 272 contracts in the $115 put and 269 contracts in the $135 put. Open interest on those strikes stood at 115 contracts and 112 contracts, respectively.
On the underlying equity, AeroVironment shares rose 1.72% to trade at $140.32. Short-term volatility metrics moved alongside the activity: the company’s three-month volatility rose by 1.75 percentage points to 83.60%, while the three-month 90/110 skew decreased by 1.87 percentage points, landing at -2.17 percentage points.
Open interest figures cited are as of June 26. The trading snapshot above captures activity through 3:01 p.m. New York time on Monday and reflects a concentrated set of expirations and strikes drawing the bulk of intraday options flow.
Context notes - The volume breakdown shows a modest tilt toward calls in the session’s activity, while several July 2, 2026 strikes and the January 2027 $230 call dominated execution. Changes in three-month volatility and skew were measurable within the same reporting window.