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title: "Trending | GDX Increases 3% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 400%"
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description: "On May 8, Eastern Time, VanEck Gold Miners ETF options saw a total of 125491 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 86% and puts making up 13%."
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# Trending | GDX Increases 3% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 400%

On May 8, Eastern Time, VanEck Gold Miners ETF options saw a total of 125491 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 86% and puts making up 13%.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF has 2026594 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 48% and puts making up 51%.

The top volume gainer was the 99 dollars Call option expiring on May 15, 2026, with 15746 contracts traded.

Please note: The chart below does not include options expiring within five days.

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-05-11/ETF_US_GDX_en.png)

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