Notable Monday Option Activity: DOW, INTC, AGNC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dow Inc (Symbol: DOW), where a total volume of 16,724 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.9% of DOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 2,267 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 226,700 underlying shares of DOW. Below is a chart showing DOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

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Intel Corp (Symbol: INTC) options are showing a volume of 127,737 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.7% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 29.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring January 19, 2024, with 20,869 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

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And AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC) options are showing a volume of 65,036 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.3% of AGNC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $8 strike put option expiring November 03, 2023, with 15,548 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of AGNC. Below is a chart showing AGNC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $8 strike highlighted in orange:

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