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# Trending | IONQ Surges 8% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 280%

On August 21, Eastern Time, IonQ options saw a total of 94229 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 57% and puts making up 42%.

IonQ has 800480 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 53% and puts making up 46%.

The top volume gainer was the 33 dollars Put option expiring on August 28, 2026, with 5507 contracts traded.

On the news front, IONQ rose from 42.20 to 44.86 on Aug 21 with 19.7M volume, driving heavy call option buying and reflecting strong quantum tech speculation.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-24/ST_US_IONQ_en.png)

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