Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: AGNC, TLN, ALAB

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC), where a total volume of 157,733 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 15.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 72.3% of AGNC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 21.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $9 strike put option expiring April 17, 2026, with 49,234 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AGNC. Below is a chart showing AGNC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $9 strike highlighted in orange:

Talen Energy Corporation (Symbol: TLN) saw options trading volume of 5,613 contracts, representing approximately 561,300 underlying shares or approximately 72% of TLN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 779,675 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $380 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 2,141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 214,100 underlying shares of TLN. Below is a chart showing TLN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange:

And Astera Labs Inc (Symbol: ALAB) options are showing a volume of 32,180 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70% of ALAB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $109 strike put option expiring March 27, 2026, with 4,017 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 401,700 underlying shares of ALAB. Below is a chart showing ALAB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $109 strike highlighted in orange:

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