Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-03 Next session: 2026-09-08 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-04 vs 2026-09-03
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.
142 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 70 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 1 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 66,466 contracts changed open interest: +5,005,668 added, -659,630 removed, net +4,346,038 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-09-11 84 call 18,323 87,028 +68,705 max pain TLT 2026-09-11 82.5 call 4,796 64,694 +59,898 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 70,613 114,364 +43,751 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 20,766 56,931 +36,165 max pain TSLA 2026-09-11 130 put 789 23,790 +23,001 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-11 430 call 93 20,744 +20,651 max pain QQQ 2026-09-09 515 put 0 20,442 +20,442 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 90 call 180,386 200,078 +19,692 max pain AMC 2026-09-11 3 call 13,397 32,828 +19,431 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 107 call 308 18,987 +18,679 max pain INTC 2026-10-02 110 call 16,353 32,653 +16,300 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 777 call 2,789 17,836 +15,047 max pain AAPL 2026-09-09 235 put 0 14,614 +14,614 max pain SPY 2026-09-08 739 put 684 15,253 +14,569 max pain GE 2027-01-15 300 put 862 15,353 +14,491 max pain IWM 2026-09-08 302 call 296 13,897 +13,601 max pain SPY 2026-09-08 735 put 1,113 14,439 +13,326 max pain SPY 2026-09-08 723 put 18 13,218 +13,200 max pain IWM 2026-09-08 297 call 1,499 14,393 +12,894 max pain XLF 2026-12-18 58 call 4,981 17,583 +12,602 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-09-11 285 put 45,526 30,190 -15,336 max pain IWM 2026-09-11 275 put 39,217 25,412 -13,805 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 293 put 38,826 26,734 -12,092 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 680 put 37,379 26,319 -11,060 max pain DVN 2026-09-18 47.5 call 61,802 51,746 -10,056 max pain GE 2026-12-18 340 put 14,744 4,741 -10,003 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 700 call 19,586 9,738 -9,848 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 620 put 34,939 25,959 -8,980 max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 360 put 13,163 4,678 -8,485 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 280 put 78,699 70,409 -8,290 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 725 put 32,977 25,799 -7,178 max pain TLT 2026-09-18 82 put 121,433 115,417 -6,016 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 282 put 56,730 51,286 -5,444 max pain XLE 2026-09-18 57.5 put 56,348 51,344 -5,004 max pain TSLA 2027-06-17 650 call 31,294 26,992 -4,302 max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 700 call 7,340 3,101 -4,239 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 110 call 60,193 56,577 -3,616 max pain SPX 2026-09-18 8,000 call 277,084 273,631 -3,453 max pain INTC 2028-12-15 210 call 17,307 13,893 -3,414 max pain INTC 2027-03-19 80 put 12,311 8,930 -3,381 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 70,613 114,364 +43,751 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 20,766 56,931 +36,165 max pain QQQ 2026-09-09 515 put 0 20,442 +20,442 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 777 call 2,789 17,836 +15,047 max pain SPY 2026-09-08 739 put 684 15,253 +14,569 max pain IWM 2026-09-08 302 call 296 13,897 +13,601 max pain SPY 2026-09-08 735 put 1,113 14,439 +13,326 max pain SPY 2026-09-08 723 put 18 13,218 +13,200 max pain IWM 2026-09-08 297 call 1,499 14,393 +12,894 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 747 put 3,906 16,336 +12,430 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-09-11 285 put 45,526 30,190 -15,336 max pain IWM 2026-09-11 275 put 39,217 25,412 -13,805 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 293 put 38,826 26,734 -12,092 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 680 put 37,379 26,319 -11,060 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 700 call 19,586 9,738 -9,848 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 620 put 34,939 25,959 -8,980 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 280 put 78,699 70,409 -8,290 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 725 put 32,977 25,799 -7,178 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 282 put 56,730 51,286 -5,444 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 630 put 36,403 33,026 -3,377 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TSLA 2026-09-11 130 put 789 23,790 +23,001 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-11 430 call 93 20,744 +20,651 max pain AMC 2026-09-11 3 call 13,397 32,828 +19,431 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 107 call 308 18,987 +18,679 max pain INTC 2026-10-02 110 call 16,353 32,653 +16,300 max pain AAPL 2026-09-09 235 put 0 14,614 +14,614 max pain GE 2027-01-15 300 put 862 15,353 +14,491 max pain AMC 2026-10-23 2.5 call 34 11,684 +11,650 max pain XOM 2026-09-11 175 call 10,949 21,212 +10,263 max pain CMG 2026-09-18 40 call 35,945 45,954 +10,009 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change DVN 2026-09-18 47.5 call 61,802 51,746 -10,056 max pain GE 2026-12-18 340 put 14,744 4,741 -10,003 max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 360 put 13,163 4,678 -8,485 max pain TSLA 2027-06-17 650 call 31,294 26,992 -4,302 max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 700 call 7,340 3,101 -4,239 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 110 call 60,193 56,577 -3,616 max pain INTC 2028-12-15 210 call 17,307 13,893 -3,414 max pain INTC 2027-03-19 80 put 12,311 8,930 -3,381 max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 520 call 5,588 2,562 -3,026 max pain HBAN 2026-09-18 18 put 6,068 3,068 -3,000 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,546,016 -281,343 +2,264,673 Puts +2,459,652 -378,287 +2,081,365
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-09-11 84 call 18,323 87,028 +68,705 max pain TLT 2026-09-11 82.5 call 4,796 64,694 +59,898 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-11 430 call 93 20,744 +20,651 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 90 call 180,386 200,078 +19,692 max pain AMC 2026-09-11 3 call 13,397 32,828 +19,431 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 70,613 114,364 +43,751 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 20,766 56,931 +36,165 max pain TSLA 2026-09-11 130 put 789 23,790 +23,001 max pain QQQ 2026-09-09 515 put 0 20,442 +20,442 max pain AAPL 2026-09-09 235 put 0 14,614 +14,614 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 % TLT 2026-09-11 82.5 call 4,796 64,694 +59,898 +1,248.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-08 735 put 1,113 14,439 +13,326 +1,197.3% max pain IWM 2026-09-08 297 call 1,499 14,393 +12,894 +860.2% max pain SPX 2026-11-30 8,100 call 1,672 11,549 +9,877 +590.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-11 777 call 2,789 17,836 +15,047 +539.5% max pain CMG 2026-09-18 38.5 call 2,095 11,894 +9,799 +467.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-11 763 put 1,916 10,791 +8,875 +463.2% max pain QQQ 2026-09-08 729 call 1,160 6,509 +5,349 +461.1% max pain QQQ 2026-12-31 700 call 2,198 12,205 +10,007 +455.3% max pain SPX 2026-09-11 8,100 call 1,064 5,672 +4,608 +433.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-08 722 call 1,093 5,746 +4,653 +425.7% max pain DVN 2026-11-20 50 call 2,303 11,460 +9,157 +397.6% max pain SPY 2026-09-08 762 put 1,203 5,920 +4,717 +392.1% max pain SPY 2026-09-08 748 put 1,139 5,459 +4,320 +379.3% max pain TLT 2026-09-11 84 call 18,323 87,028 +68,705 +375% max pain SPY 2026-09-08 776 call 1,210 5,673 +4,463 +368.8% max pain QQQ 2026-09-08 709 put 1,049 4,886 +3,837 +365.8% max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 360 call 1,917 8,915 +6,998 +365% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 555 put 1,220 5,654 +4,434 +363.4% max pain AMZN 2026-09-11 262.5 call 1,775 7,873 +6,098 +343.5% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % LULU 2026-09-18 135 put 2,061 415 -1,646 -79.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 766 call 1,393 421 -972 -69.8% max pain GE 2026-12-18 340 put 14,744 4,741 -10,003 -67.8% max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 510 call 2,605 855 -1,750 -67.2% max pain TLT 2027-02-19 88 put 2,738 944 -1,794 -65.5% max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 360 put 13,163 4,678 -8,485 -64.5% max pain LULU 2027-01-15 170 put 2,120 840 -1,280 -60.4% max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 700 call 7,340 3,101 -4,239 -57.8% max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 645 put 1,289 546 -743 -57.6% max pain MPC 2026-10-16 300 put 2,238 957 -1,281 -57.2% max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 520 call 5,588 2,562 -3,026 -54.2% max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 700 call 19,586 9,738 -9,848 -50.3% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 725 put 1,781 899 -882 -49.5% max pain HBAN 2026-09-18 18 put 6,068 3,068 -3,000 -49.4% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 763 call 1,231 647 -584 -47.4% max pain CROX 2026-09-18 135 put 2,699 1,434 -1,265 -46.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 758 call 1,207 646 -561 -46.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-02 830 call 1,007 563 -444 -44.1% max pain TSLA 2027-02-19 770 call 3,748 2,174 -1,574 -42% max pain LULU 2027-01-15 175 put 1,338 779 -559 -41.8% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed TLT 84 call +68,720 20 TLT 82.5 call +67,493 7 SPY 760 put +56,730 29 SPY 745 put +45,161 26 TLT 90 call +27,193 21 SPY 747 put +24,821 12 TSLA 130 put +24,632 9 AMC 3 call +24,487 11 SPX 8,050 call +22,732 36 SPY 700 put +22,581 31 GOOGL 430 call +21,652 11 QQQ 515 put +20,515 5 QQQ 718 put +20,445 13 SPY 777 call +20,366 13 INTC 107 call +19,087 4 QQQ 714 put +18,833 12 INTC 110 call +18,244 19 IWM 302 call +18,202 12 SPX 7,700 put +17,487 48 TSLA 370 call +16,651 19
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPX Index +724,392 +258,503 +465,889 SPY Index ETF +677,501 +198,703 +478,798 QQQ Index ETF +407,905 +152,077 +255,828 TSLA Stock +340,893 +215,013 +125,880 TLT ETF +250,352 +205,004 +45,348 AAPL Stock +170,879 +101,314 +69,565 INTC Stock +141,603 +94,271 +47,332 GOOGL Stock +133,997 +92,712 +41,285 IWM Index ETF +114,702 +77,068 +37,634 AMZN Stock +97,113 +62,425 +34,688
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts CROX Stock -881 +277 -1,158 DOCU Stock -689 -808 +119 BLK Stock -270 -371 +101 MCO Stock -126 -286 +160 KEY Stock -15 +61 -76
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