Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-09 Next session: 2026-09-11 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-10 vs 2026-09-09
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.
113 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 99 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 5 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 64,451 contracts changed open interest: +5,867,377 added, -1,412,899 removed, net +4,454,478 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 64,944 186,670 +121,726 max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 340 call 15,611 106,553 +90,942 max pain IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 2,503 69,581 +67,078 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 50,899 115,705 +64,806 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 77 put 17,968 73,290 +55,322 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 82 call 9,733 61,014 +51,281 max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 360 call 79,969 121,770 +41,801 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 68,727 109,347 +40,620 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-18 400 call 23,707 62,818 +39,111 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 80 put 10,255 46,834 +36,579 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 274 put 7,896 37,922 +30,026 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 90 call 226,401 254,723 +28,322 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 83 call 81,542 105,592 +24,050 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 732 put 12,660 35,851 +23,191 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 675 put 21,099 43,643 +22,544 max pain GLD 2026-09-11 390 put 1,835 23,122 +21,287 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 280 put 69,283 89,579 +20,296 max pain IWM 2026-09-11 291 call 3,514 22,956 +19,442 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 755 put 35,224 54,327 +19,103 max pain GLD 2026-09-11 395 put 1,637 20,301 +18,664 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-10-16 75 put 90,623 26,029 -64,594 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 78 put 68,637 14,347 -54,290 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 80 put 82,325 29,408 -52,917 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 290 put 138,243 91,684 -46,559 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 660 put 108,963 69,006 -39,957 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 685 put 73,625 38,263 -35,362 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 110,164 90,360 -19,804 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 276 put 33,642 16,321 -17,321 max pain TLT 2026-09-11 82 put 20,248 3,160 -17,088 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 54,031 36,953 -17,078 max pain GLD 2026-09-11 393 put 36,131 21,872 -14,259 max pain SPX 2026-09-30 7,700 put 21,795 8,475 -13,320 max pain GLD 2026-09-11 400 put 38,426 26,428 -11,998 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 330 put 20,667 10,420 -10,247 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 280 put 16,596 7,160 -9,436 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 770 put 9,100 445 -8,655 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 763 put 27,110 19,269 -7,841 max pain SPX 2026-09-30 7,500 put 36,204 28,793 -7,411 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 680 put 25,745 18,667 -7,078 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-11 330 call 9,888 3,193 -6,695 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 64,944 186,670 +121,726 max pain IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 2,503 69,581 +67,078 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 50,899 115,705 +64,806 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 68,727 109,347 +40,620 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 274 put 7,896 37,922 +30,026 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 732 put 12,660 35,851 +23,191 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 675 put 21,099 43,643 +22,544 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 280 put 69,283 89,579 +20,296 max pain IWM 2026-09-11 291 call 3,514 22,956 +19,442 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 755 put 35,224 54,327 +19,103 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-09-18 290 put 138,243 91,684 -46,559 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 660 put 108,963 69,006 -39,957 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 685 put 73,625 38,263 -35,362 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 110,164 90,360 -19,804 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 276 put 33,642 16,321 -17,321 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 54,031 36,953 -17,078 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 770 put 9,100 445 -8,655 max pain SPY 2026-09-11 763 put 27,110 19,269 -7,841 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 680 put 25,745 18,667 -7,078 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 285 put 108,876 102,288 -6,588 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change AAPL 2026-10-16 340 call 15,611 106,553 +90,942 max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 360 call 79,969 121,770 +41,801 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-18 400 call 23,707 62,818 +39,111 max pain GOOGL 2026-10-02 355 call 900 15,263 +14,363 max pain BMY 2026-12-18 50 put 6,662 20,662 +14,000 max pain AAPL 2026-09-11 320 put 2,548 16,374 +13,826 max pain AAPL 2026-09-11 322.5 put 1,466 11,745 +10,279 max pain LCID 2028-01-21 4 put 26 10,031 +10,005 max pain META 2026-10-16 710 call 3,668 12,898 +9,230 max pain AMD 2026-10-09 310 put 38 9,024 +8,986 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TSLA 2026-10-16 330 put 20,667 10,420 -10,247 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 280 put 16,596 7,160 -9,436 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-11 330 call 9,888 3,193 -6,695 max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 440 put 7,444 1,250 -6,194 max pain AAPL 2026-09-21 320 call 12,273 6,146 -6,127 max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 320 call 34,024 28,166 -5,858 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-11 332.5 call 8,996 3,606 -5,390 max pain AAPL 2026-09-11 317.5 call 9,974 4,586 -5,388 max pain AMZN 2026-09-11 265 call 17,639 12,527 -5,112 max pain HOOD 2026-09-11 130 call 10,942 5,948 -4,994 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,710,447 -393,458 +2,316,989 Puts +3,156,930 -1,019,441 +2,137,489
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change AAPL 2026-10-16 340 call 15,611 106,553 +90,942 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 82 call 9,733 61,014 +51,281 max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 360 call 79,969 121,770 +41,801 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-18 400 call 23,707 62,818 +39,111 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 90 call 226,401 254,723 +28,322 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 64,944 186,670 +121,726 max pain IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 2,503 69,581 +67,078 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 50,899 115,705 +64,806 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 77 put 17,968 73,290 +55,322 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 740 put 68,727 109,347 +40,620 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 % IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 2,503 69,581 +67,078 +2,679.9% max pain GLD 2026-09-11 390 put 1,835 23,122 +21,287 +1,160.1% max pain IWM 2026-09-11 292 call 1,322 16,485 +15,163 +1,147% max pain GLD 2026-09-11 395 put 1,637 20,301 +18,664 +1,140.1% max pain GLD 2026-09-11 400 call 1,221 13,773 +12,552 +1,028% max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 714 call 1,098 9,507 +8,409 +765.8% max pain AAPL 2026-09-11 322.5 put 1,466 11,745 +10,279 +701.2% max pain TLT 2026-09-18 81.5 call 1,510 11,861 +10,351 +685.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 722 put 1,311 9,942 +8,631 +658.4% max pain SPY 2026-09-11 760 call 1,581 11,751 +10,170 +643.3% max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 340 call 15,611 106,553 +90,942 +582.6% max pain IWM 2026-09-11 291 call 3,514 22,956 +19,442 +553.3% max pain AAPL 2026-09-11 320 put 2,548 16,374 +13,826 +542.6% max pain SPX 2026-09-11 7,780 call 1,097 7,029 +5,932 +540.7% max pain TLT 2026-09-11 81.5 call 3,407 21,654 +18,247 +535.6% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 82 call 9,733 61,014 +51,281 +526.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 745 put 2,546 15,927 +13,381 +525.6% max pain TLT 2026-12-18 76 put 3,112 18,918 +15,806 +507.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-11 690 put 3,089 18,410 +15,321 +496% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 731 put 2,811 16,439 +13,628 +484.8% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % TLT 2026-09-14 83 put 1,618 0 -1,618 -100% max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 744 put 1,004 0 -1,004 -100% max pain TLT 2026-09-11 82.5 put 4,606 8 -4,598 -99.8% max pain CRM 2026-09-11 260 put 2,154 8 -2,146 -99.6% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 86 put 1,079 6 -1,073 -99.4% max pain BA 2026-09-11 215 put 1,144 8 -1,136 -99.3% max pain LULU 2026-09-11 105 put 1,002 17 -985 -98.3% max pain LULU 2026-09-11 104 put 1,228 23 -1,205 -98.1% max pain AVGO 2026-09-11 385 put 1,286 31 -1,255 -97.6% max pain AMZN 2026-09-11 265 put 1,345 33 -1,312 -97.5% max pain TTWO 2026-09-25 210 put 5,145 192 -4,953 -96.3% max pain TSLA 2026-09-11 400 put 1,263 49 -1,214 -96.1% max pain HOOD 2026-09-11 127 put 1,077 42 -1,035 -96.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-11 725 put 1,932 91 -1,841 -95.3% max pain SPY 2026-09-11 770 put 9,100 445 -8,655 -95.1% max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 450 put 3,199 158 -3,041 -95.1% max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 430 put 3,397 169 -3,228 -95% max pain IWM 2026-09-11 299 put 3,848 214 -3,634 -94.4% max pain TLT 2026-09-11 83 put 3,944 231 -3,713 -94.1% max pain SPY 2026-09-11 769 put 3,315 197 -3,118 -94.1% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed SPY 750 put +137,175 31 AAPL 340 call +103,194 24 TLT 82 call +87,846 26 SPY 730 put +85,722 28 IWM 283 put +68,759 16 TLT 75 put -61,720 25 TLT 77 put +53,951 20 TLT 78 put -53,680 24 SPY 740 put +52,990 29 AAPL 360 call +50,007 24 IWM 290 put -41,164 27 GOOGL 400 call +40,533 20 TLT 83 call +38,094 27 TLT 79 put +37,933 22 QQQ 660 put -37,721 28 TLT 81 call +37,241 27 IWM 285 put +34,832 25 TLT 90 call +34,022 21 IWM 270 put +32,975 26 IWM 274 put +31,905 14
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +1,023,263 +296,600 +726,663 SPX Index +615,541 +284,020 +331,521 QQQ Index ETF +413,502 +186,738 +226,764 IWM Index ETF +409,692 +160,991 +248,701 TLT ETF +325,753 +335,815 -10,062 AAPL Stock +322,776 +209,398 +113,378 GLD ETF +160,152 +88,885 +71,267 GOOGL Stock +125,940 +104,771 +21,169 META Stock +114,960 +75,099 +39,861 INTC Stock +89,248 +36,704 +52,544
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts ITW Stock -455 +16 -471 LOW Stock -103 +635 -738 GPN Stock -62 -78 +16 MCO Stock -22 +4 -26 CME Stock -2 -492 +490 HON Stock -1 +289 -290
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