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title: "Trending | CRCL Surges 5% on Thursday, Some Call options Soar 550%"
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description: "On August 13, Eastern Time, Circle options saw a total of 123762 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 72% and puts making up 27%."
datetime: "2026-08-14T04:24:14.000Z"
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# Trending | CRCL Surges 5% on Thursday, Some Call options Soar 550%

On August 13, Eastern Time, Circle options saw a total of 123762 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 72% and puts making up 27%.

Circle has 789067 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 57% and puts making up 42%.

The top volume gainer was the 78 dollars Call option expiring on August 14, 2026, with 10929 contracts traded.

On the news front, CRCL.US rose ~6% to $75.38 on Thursday. Heavy volume exceeding 14M shares and a 550% call option surge drove the rally, reflecting aggressive bullish positioning and speculative inflows.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-14/ST_US_CRCL_en.png)

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