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title: "Trending | KORU Surges 8% on Monday, Some Call options Soar 259%"
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description: "On August 17, Eastern Time, Direxion Daily Korea Bull 3x Shares ETF options saw a total of 79071 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 45% and puts making up 54%."
datetime: "2026-08-18T04:18:51.000Z"
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# Trending | KORU Surges 8% on Monday, Some Call options Soar 259%

On August 17, Eastern Time, Direxion Daily Korea Bull 3x Shares ETF options saw a total of 79071 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 45% and puts making up 54%.

Direxion Daily Korea Bull 3x Shares ETF has 542480 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 53% and puts making up 46%.

The top volume gainer was the 20 dollars Call option expiring on August 21, 2026, with 5317 contracts traded.

On the news front, KORU.US recorded 25.19M shares on Aug 17, trading between $22.97 and $25.34. Elevated volume and intraday volatility drove the price movement, consistent with high options trading activity.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-18/ETF_US_KORU_en.png)

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