Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-04 Next session: 2026-09-09 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-08 vs 2026-09-04
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.
133 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 79 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 35 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 64,698 contracts changed open interest: +5,139,108 added, -729,290 removed, net +4,409,818 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPX 2026-10-23 6,400 put 15 59,664 +59,649 max pain SPX 2026-10-23 6,300 put 18 58,041 +58,023 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 put 159,909 190,866 +30,957 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 call 177,927 206,599 +28,672 max pain SPX 2026-09-18 7,000 call 333,123 361,058 +27,935 max pain GOOGL 2026-11-20 370 call 2,288 29,797 +27,509 max pain GOOGL 2026-11-20 440 call 686 28,193 +27,507 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 285 put 105,755 132,906 +27,151 max pain SPX 2026-09-18 7,000 put 346,131 368,534 +22,403 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 604 put 1,339 22,328 +20,989 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 631 put 104 20,323 +20,219 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 49,818 69,892 +20,074 max pain IWM 2027-01-15 240 put 18,828 38,550 +19,722 max pain SPX 2026-09-11 6,300 put 3,696 23,056 +19,360 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 605 put 52,294 71,508 +19,214 max pain UBER 2026-09-11 75 call 1,644 20,509 +18,865 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 763 put 10,791 29,118 +18,327 max pain SPX 2026-09-11 6,800 put 14,522 31,309 +16,787 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 115 call 16,816 32,919 +16,103 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 700 put 501 16,336 +15,835 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change INTC 2026-10-02 110 call 32,653 17,332 -15,321 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 100 call 52,210 41,499 -10,711 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 105 call 21,259 12,816 -8,443 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 107 call 18,987 10,789 -8,198 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 140 call 16,501 11,426 -5,075 max pain CPNG 2026-09-18 18 put 5,547 750 -4,797 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 114,364 109,655 -4,709 max pain META 2026-09-11 595 call 12,254 7,818 -4,436 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 130 call 21,635 17,244 -4,391 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 100 call 19,139 14,769 -4,370 max pain SPX 2026-09-18 8,050 call 16,511 12,254 -4,257 max pain IWM 2026-09-15 295 call 10,189 6,097 -4,092 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 110 call 76,991 72,979 -4,012 max pain GLD 2026-10-16 450 call 48,669 44,680 -3,989 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 75 put 18,112 14,178 -3,934 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 100 call 20,609 16,676 -3,933 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 265 put 41,967 38,132 -3,835 max pain AVGO 2026-09-18 345 put 7,007 3,259 -3,748 max pain SPY 2026-12-18 650 put 20,405 16,888 -3,517 max pain GRAB 2027-12-17 2 put 15,422 11,929 -3,493 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-09-18 285 put 105,755 132,906 +27,151 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 604 put 1,339 22,328 +20,989 max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 631 put 104 20,323 +20,219 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 49,818 69,892 +20,074 max pain IWM 2027-01-15 240 put 18,828 38,550 +19,722 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 605 put 52,294 71,508 +19,214 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 763 put 10,791 29,118 +18,327 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 700 put 501 16,336 +15,835 max pain SPY 2026-09-09 743 put 415 15,674 +15,259 max pain SPY 2026-09-09 770 call 3,011 17,247 +14,236 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 114,364 109,655 -4,709 max pain IWM 2026-09-15 295 call 10,189 6,097 -4,092 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 265 put 41,967 38,132 -3,835 max pain SPY 2026-12-18 650 put 20,405 16,888 -3,517 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 850 call 11,645 8,208 -3,437 max pain QQQ 2027-01-15 720 put 11,572 8,141 -3,431 max pain SPY 2026-12-18 725 put 8,440 5,202 -3,238 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 760 put 55,302 52,182 -3,120 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 284 put 81,343 78,325 -3,018 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 743 put 32,126 29,113 -3,013 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change GOOGL 2026-11-20 370 call 2,288 29,797 +27,509 max pain GOOGL 2026-11-20 440 call 686 28,193 +27,507 max pain UBER 2026-09-11 75 call 1,644 20,509 +18,865 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 115 call 16,816 32,919 +16,103 max pain UBER 2026-10-16 65 put 6,120 21,494 +15,374 max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 360 put 4,678 16,699 +12,021 max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 255 call 2,915 14,167 +11,252 max pain META 2026-10-16 700 call 8,396 18,071 +9,675 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 110 call 5,453 14,896 +9,443 max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 365 put 1,141 10,444 +9,303 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change INTC 2026-10-02 110 call 32,653 17,332 -15,321 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 100 call 52,210 41,499 -10,711 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 105 call 21,259 12,816 -8,443 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 107 call 18,987 10,789 -8,198 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 140 call 16,501 11,426 -5,075 max pain CPNG 2026-09-18 18 put 5,547 750 -4,797 max pain META 2026-09-11 595 call 12,254 7,818 -4,436 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 130 call 21,635 17,244 -4,391 max pain INTC 2026-09-11 100 call 19,139 14,769 -4,370 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 110 call 76,991 72,979 -4,012 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,473,357 -409,035 +2,064,322 Puts +2,665,751 -320,255 +2,345,496
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 call 177,927 206,599 +28,672 max pain SPX 2026-09-18 7,000 call 333,123 361,058 +27,935 max pain GOOGL 2026-11-20 370 call 2,288 29,797 +27,509 max pain GOOGL 2026-11-20 440 call 686 28,193 +27,507 max pain UBER 2026-09-11 75 call 1,644 20,509 +18,865 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPX 2026-10-23 6,400 put 15 59,664 +59,649 max pain SPX 2026-10-23 6,300 put 18 58,041 +58,023 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 put 159,909 190,866 +30,957 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 285 put 105,755 132,906 +27,151 max pain SPX 2026-09-18 7,000 put 346,131 368,534 +22,403 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 % SPY 2026-09-18 604 put 1,339 22,328 +20,989 +1,567.5% max pain GOOGL 2026-11-20 370 call 2,288 29,797 +27,509 +1,202.3% max pain UBER 2026-09-11 75 call 1,644 20,509 +18,865 +1,147.5% max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 365 put 1,141 10,444 +9,303 +815.3% max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 734 call 1,117 9,373 +8,256 +739.1% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 759 put 1,037 6,719 +5,682 +547.9% max pain SPX 2026-09-11 6,300 put 3,696 23,056 +19,360 +523.8% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 768 call 1,513 9,391 +7,878 +520.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 824 call 1,328 7,962 +6,634 +499.5% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 770 call 3,011 17,247 +14,236 +472.8% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 765 put 1,576 8,963 +7,387 +468.7% max pain TSLA 2026-09-09 355 put 1,461 8,305 +6,844 +468.4% max pain QQQ 2026-09-09 710 put 1,404 7,978 +6,574 +468.2% max pain LYFT 2028-01-21 13 put 2,029 10,910 +8,881 +437.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 744 put 1,730 9,012 +7,282 +420.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 735 put 1,189 6,169 +4,980 +418.8% max pain META 2026-09-11 650 call 1,896 9,398 +7,502 +395.7% max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 255 call 2,915 14,167 +11,252 +386% max pain SPY 2026-09-09 769 call 1,547 7,413 +5,866 +379.2% max pain JPM 2026-09-11 360 call 1,334 6,358 +5,024 +376.6% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % DIA 2026-09-11 539 put 1,111 106 -1,005 -90.5% max pain GOOGL 2026-09-18 390 put 1,518 180 -1,338 -88.1% max pain CPNG 2026-09-18 18 put 5,547 750 -4,797 -86.5% max pain AMD 2026-09-09 485 call 2,046 635 -1,411 -69% max pain QQQ 2026-09-09 741 call 1,474 547 -927 -62.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 759 put 4,513 1,732 -2,781 -61.6% max pain TSLA 2026-09-11 347.5 call 1,461 578 -883 -60.4% max pain META 2027-09-17 940 call 1,175 484 -691 -58.8% max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 701 put 1,127 464 -663 -58.8% max pain AMD 2026-11-20 610 call 2,827 1,258 -1,569 -55.5% max pain AVGO 2026-09-18 345 put 7,007 3,259 -3,748 -53.5% max pain SPX 2026-09-10 7,740 put 1,463 680 -783 -53.5% max pain SPX 2026-09-10 7,715 put 1,504 703 -801 -53.3% max pain SPX 2026-09-11 7,975 call 3,114 1,497 -1,617 -51.9% max pain AMAT 2026-09-18 470 call 1,338 643 -695 -51.9% max pain AMD 2026-09-09 480 call 6,589 3,229 -3,360 -51% max pain SPX 2026-09-25 8,125 call 1,204 592 -612 -50.8% max pain SPX 2026-09-10 7,520 put 6,121 3,032 -3,089 -50.5% max pain SPX 2026-09-10 7,530 put 6,274 3,174 -3,100 -49.4% max pain INTC 2026-09-11 89 call 1,687 866 -821 -48.7% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed SPX 6,300 put +81,540 27 SPX 8,000 call +65,238 50 SPX 6,400 put +62,960 31 SPX 8,000 put +48,155 21 SPX 7,000 call +40,332 15 SPX 7,000 put +36,511 47 AAPL 320 call +32,828 24 IWM 285 put +32,193 19 SPY 770 call +27,880 31 GOOGL 370 call +27,839 22 GOOGL 440 call +27,762 11 INTC 100 call -25,104 23 SPY 740 put +24,821 28 SPY 775 call +24,628 26 INTC 115 call +23,838 23 SPY 763 put +23,376 12 SPY 700 put +22,481 31 SPY 604 put +20,989 1 QQQ 631 put +20,494 3 UBER 75 call +20,132 17
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPX Index +863,015 +300,647 +562,368 SPY Index ETF +644,310 +220,140 +424,170 QQQ Index ETF +412,678 +144,753 +267,925 TSLA Stock +249,049 +119,242 +129,807 IWM Index ETF +245,181 +74,261 +170,920 INTC Stock +171,664 +87,822 +83,842 AAPL Stock +170,085 +110,445 +59,640 GOOGL Stock +131,934 +98,628 +33,306 META Stock +128,955 +99,557 +29,398 TLT ETF +121,557 +80,743 +40,814
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts VEEV Stock -121 -231 +110
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