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title: "Trending | SQQQ Increases 4% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 550%"
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description: "On May 15, Eastern Time, Proshares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF options saw a total of 135060 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 87% and puts making up 12%."
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# Trending | SQQQ Increases 4% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 550%

On May 15, Eastern Time, Proshares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF options saw a total of 135060 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 87% and puts making up 12%.

Proshares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF has 527553 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 71% and puts making up 28%.

The top volume gainer was the 45 dollars Call option expiring on May 22, 2026, with 4646 contracts traded.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-05-18/ETF_US_SQQQ_en.png)

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