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title: "Trending | AMAT Surges 5% on Monday, Some Call options Soar 1300%"
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description: "On August 17, Eastern Time, Applied Materials options saw a total of 69434 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 50% and puts making up 49%."
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# Trending | AMAT Surges 5% on Monday, Some Call options Soar 1300%

On August 17, Eastern Time, Applied Materials options saw a total of 69434 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 50% and puts making up 49%.

Applied Materials has 532814 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 42% and puts making up 57%.

The top volume gainer was the 600 dollars Call option expiring on August 21, 2026, with 1652 contracts traded.

On the news front, AMAT.US climbed from 518.000 to 535.310, fueled by 9.62M share volume and a 1300% surge in call options. Intense buying pressure and bullish derivatives positioning drove the intraday rally.

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

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

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