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title: "Trending | CORZ Plummets 6% on Tuesday, Some Put options Soar 400%"
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# Trending | CORZ Plummets 6% on Tuesday, Some Put options Soar 400%

On August 18, Eastern Time, Core Scientific, Inc. options saw a total of 70944 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 79% and puts making up 20%.

Core Scientific, Inc. has 1715737 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 67% and puts making up 32%.

The top volume gainer was the 21 dollars Call option expiring on August 21, 2026, with 5572 contracts traded.

On the news front, Shares dropped from $20.13 to $18.85 on Aug 18 as volume hit 13.78M. The decline triggered heavy put buying, lifting select put premiums by 400% amid hedging activity.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-19/ST_US_CORZ_en.png)

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