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title: "Trending | GOOGL Decreases 4% on Wednesday, Some Put options Soar 1400%"
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description: "On August 5, Eastern Time, Alphabet options saw a total of 941562 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 61% and puts making up 38%."
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# Trending | GOOGL Decreases 4% on Wednesday, Some Put options Soar 1400%

On August 5, Eastern Time, Alphabet options saw a total of 941562 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 61% and puts making up 38%.

Alphabet has 3376053 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 59% and puts making up 40%.

The top volume gainer was the 370 dollars Call option expiring on August 7, 2026, with 17864 contracts traded.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-06/ST_US_GOOGL_en.png)

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