Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-02 Next session: 2026-09-04 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-03 vs 2026-09-02
Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Source: SquawkFlow's own nightly archive of Cboe settled open interest. Updates once per session. Figures are contracts, not dollars: the archive holds no option prices.
145 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 67 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 26 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 69,972 contracts changed open interest: +5,583,155 added, -1,605,144 removed, net +3,978,011 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change GLD 2026-09-04 392 put 2,694 177,764 +175,070 max pain GLD 2026-09-04 395 put 1,462 176,511 +175,049 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 779 call 3,298 40,048 +36,750 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 281 put 786 31,069 +30,283 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 732 put 6,851 36,847 +29,996 max pain XLE 2026-10-16 63 put 3,115 30,540 +27,425 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 284 put 56,763 83,834 +27,071 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 1,074 26,323 +25,249 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 757 put 1,098 24,869 +23,771 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 753 put 3,092 26,041 +22,949 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 288 put 999 23,853 +22,854 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 743 put 8,170 29,489 +21,319 max pain TLT 2026-09-04 82.5 call 17,395 37,883 +20,488 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 32,186 50,210 +18,024 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 620 put 17,203 34,939 +17,736 max pain IWM 2027-01-15 210 put 25,670 42,494 +16,824 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 760 put 37,267 54,008 +16,741 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 745 put 23,045 38,753 +15,708 max pain SPY 2026-09-04 770 put 10,532 25,296 +14,764 max pain MDT 2026-09-11 96 call 331 13,461 +13,130 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-09-11 275 put 167,249 39,217 -128,032 max pain IWM 2026-09-11 285 put 172,996 45,526 -127,470 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 740 call 41,339 13,034 -28,305 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 750 call 41,555 14,708 -26,847 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 695 put 38,276 12,256 -26,020 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 740 put 35,691 11,899 -23,792 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 282 put 78,777 56,730 -22,047 max pain BAC 2026-09-18 55 call 21,248 2,566 -18,682 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 680 put 36,072 18,982 -17,090 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 736 put 28,648 14,495 -14,153 max pain BAC 2026-09-18 57.5 call 11,699 228 -11,471 max pain BAC 2026-09-18 52.5 call 11,160 91 -11,069 max pain TLT 2026-09-18 86 put 16,837 7,049 -9,788 max pain IWM 2026-12-18 235 put 43,855 34,861 -8,994 max pain IWM 2026-09-04 300 call 37,603 28,613 -8,990 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 295 put 49,933 41,531 -8,402 max pain BAC 2026-09-04 62 call 9,560 1,260 -8,300 max pain GLD 2026-09-11 445 call 28,938 20,720 -8,218 max pain GLD 2026-09-11 430 call 29,442 21,783 -7,659 max pain TLT 2026-09-18 87 put 10,717 3,095 -7,622 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 779 call 3,298 40,048 +36,750 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 281 put 786 31,069 +30,283 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 732 put 6,851 36,847 +29,996 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 284 put 56,763 83,834 +27,071 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 1,074 26,323 +25,249 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 757 put 1,098 24,869 +23,771 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 753 put 3,092 26,041 +22,949 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 288 put 999 23,853 +22,854 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 743 put 8,170 29,489 +21,319 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 32,186 50,210 +18,024 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-09-11 275 put 167,249 39,217 -128,032 max pain IWM 2026-09-11 285 put 172,996 45,526 -127,470 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 740 call 41,339 13,034 -28,305 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 750 call 41,555 14,708 -26,847 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 695 put 38,276 12,256 -26,020 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 740 put 35,691 11,899 -23,792 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 282 put 78,777 56,730 -22,047 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 680 put 36,072 18,982 -17,090 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 736 put 28,648 14,495 -14,153 max pain IWM 2026-12-18 235 put 43,855 34,861 -8,994 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change MDT 2026-09-11 96 call 331 13,461 +13,130 max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 360 put 348 13,163 +12,815 max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 400 call 7,750 18,850 +11,100 max pain WMT 2026-09-04 110 call 5,173 15,008 +9,835 max pain TSLA 2026-09-04 400 call 18,760 28,420 +9,660 max pain GRAB 2027-12-17 10 call 43,431 52,957 +9,526 max pain TSLA 2026-09-04 365 put 2,070 10,903 +8,833 max pain TSLA 2026-09-04 370 put 2,486 11,235 +8,749 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 95 call 2,808 11,237 +8,429 max pain BAC 2026-09-11 64 call 2,076 10,295 +8,219 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change BAC 2026-09-18 55 call 21,248 2,566 -18,682 max pain BAC 2026-09-18 57.5 call 11,699 228 -11,471 max pain BAC 2026-09-18 52.5 call 11,160 91 -11,069 max pain BAC 2026-09-04 62 call 9,560 1,260 -8,300 max pain BAC 2026-09-04 64 call 16,474 9,990 -6,484 max pain AAPL 2026-09-04 330 call 24,774 18,762 -6,012 max pain TSLA 2026-09-04 365 call 13,184 7,413 -5,771 max pain TSLA 2026-09-04 372.5 call 15,567 10,787 -4,780 max pain BAC 2026-09-04 63 call 18,903 14,144 -4,759 max pain TSLA 2026-09-04 370 call 17,183 12,428 -4,755 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,544,591 -715,978 +1,828,613 Puts +3,038,564 -889,166 +2,149,398
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 779 call 3,298 40,048 +36,750 max pain TLT 2026-09-04 82.5 call 17,395 37,883 +20,488 max pain MDT 2026-09-11 96 call 331 13,461 +13,130 max pain QQQ 2026-09-04 730 call 6,652 19,541 +12,889 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 call 166,453 179,110 +12,657 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change GLD 2026-09-04 392 put 2,694 177,764 +175,070 max pain GLD 2026-09-04 395 put 1,462 176,511 +175,049 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 281 put 786 31,069 +30,283 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 732 put 6,851 36,847 +29,996 max pain XLE 2026-10-16 63 put 3,115 30,540 +27,425 max pain
Biggest percent changes Percent changes only for contracts with at least 1,000 prior open interest.
Increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % GLD 2026-09-04 395 put 1,462 176,511 +175,049 +11,973.3% max pain GLD 2026-09-04 392 put 2,694 177,764 +175,070 +6,498.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 1,074 26,323 +25,249 +2,350.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 757 put 1,098 24,869 +23,771 +2,164.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 779 call 3,298 40,048 +36,750 +1,114.3% max pain XLE 2026-10-16 63 put 3,115 30,540 +27,425 +880.4% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 753 put 3,092 26,041 +22,949 +742.2% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 705 put 1,067 7,727 +6,660 +624.2% max pain QQQ 2026-09-08 710 put 1,097 7,443 +6,346 +578.5% max pain SPX 2026-09-04 7,830 call 1,761 11,312 +9,551 +542.4% max pain SPX 2027-06-17 600 put 1,726 10,886 +9,160 +530.7% max pain HOOD 2026-09-04 130 call 1,594 9,813 +8,219 +515.6% max pain QQQ 2026-09-04 728 call 1,575 9,153 +7,578 +481.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-04 732 call 1,101 6,132 +5,031 +456.9% max pain SPX 2026-09-04 7,470 put 1,123 6,165 +5,042 +449% max pain QQQ 2026-09-04 724 call 1,607 8,752 +7,145 +444.6% max pain QQQ 2026-09-04 713 put 1,063 5,740 +4,677 +440% max pain XLE 2026-09-04 65 put 1,238 6,677 +5,439 +439.3% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 732 put 6,851 36,847 +29,996 +437.8% max pain COIN 2026-09-11 205 call 1,006 5,300 +4,294 +426.8% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % TLT 2026-09-18 96 put 1,000 0 -1,000 -100% max pain BAC 2026-10-16 40 call 1,225 2 -1,223 -99.8% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 47 call 1,159 2 -1,157 -99.8% max pain AVGO 2026-09-04 425 put 1,301 9 -1,292 -99.3% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 52.5 call 11,160 91 -11,069 -99.2% max pain AMZN 2026-09-04 270 put 2,536 32 -2,504 -98.7% max pain AVGO 2026-09-04 420 put 1,825 24 -1,801 -98.7% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 50 call 3,021 54 -2,967 -98.2% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 57.5 call 11,699 228 -11,471 -98.1% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 45 call 1,151 33 -1,118 -97.1% max pain AVGO 2026-09-04 400 put 1,321 111 -1,210 -91.6% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 40 call 1,126 131 -995 -88.4% max pain BAC 2026-09-18 55 call 21,248 2,566 -18,682 -87.9% max pain CPNG 2026-09-18 19 put 1,329 166 -1,163 -87.5% max pain BAC 2026-09-04 62 call 9,560 1,260 -8,300 -86.8% max pain GME 2026-10-16 10 call 1,698 243 -1,455 -85.7% max pain AMAT 2026-09-18 540 put 1,502 257 -1,245 -82.9% max pain WFC 2026-09-18 83 put 2,012 411 -1,601 -79.6% max pain IWM 2026-09-11 275 put 167,249 39,217 -128,032 -76.6% max pain AVGO 2026-10-02 335 put 3,962 1,018 -2,944 -74.3% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed GLD 392 put +175,156 13 GLD 395 put +174,776 23 IWM 275 put -125,647 16 IWM 285 put -122,556 22 SPY 779 call +42,364 15 SPY 770 put +35,823 33 SPY 760 put +30,939 30 IWM 281 put +30,369 10 SPY 732 put +30,300 14 IWM 284 put +29,883 13 XLE 63 put +29,856 11 TSLA 360 put +27,279 22 TLT 82.5 call +26,941 8 SPY 743 put +26,849 11 IWM 288 put +25,897 13 TLT 83 call +24,509 25 SPY 753 put +23,676 13 SPY 757 put +23,313 15 QQQ 740 call -22,865 28 QQQ 700 put +22,705 31
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +672,738 +225,029 +447,709 SPX Index +564,730 +256,002 +308,728 GLD ETF +438,270 +29,190 +409,080 QQQ Index ETF +405,319 +116,110 +289,209 TSLA Stock +265,627 +93,636 +171,991 AVGO Stock +163,117 +124,223 +38,894 TLT ETF +145,770 +126,653 +19,117 INTC Stock +119,606 +82,861 +36,745 HOOD Stock +117,864 +60,677 +57,187 AAPL Stock +103,329 +44,273 +59,056
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts IWM Index ETF -86,807 +64,725 -151,532 BAC Stock -40,016 -49,947 +9,931 HUBS Stock -64 -54 -10 ITW Stock -6 -8 +2
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