Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-10 Next session: 2026-09-14 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-11 vs 2026-09-10
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.
112 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 100 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 3 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 58,719 contracts changed open interest: +5,194,752 added, -975,289 removed, net +4,219,463 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 41,110 77,206 +36,096 max pain TLT 2026-09-18 81 call 12,833 45,184 +32,351 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 719 put 52 30,540 +30,488 max pain TLT 2026-09-14 80.5 put 0 25,122 +25,122 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 740 put 3,316 25,536 +22,220 max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 145 put 2,547 24,672 +22,125 max pain SPY 2026-09-15 760 put 21,967 43,115 +21,148 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 690 put 796 21,860 +21,064 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 785 call 3,952 24,898 +20,946 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 743 put 28,452 49,229 +20,777 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 760 put 2,357 22,711 +20,354 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 90,360 109,097 +18,737 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 530 put 49 18,065 +18,016 max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 220 put 3,723 21,074 +17,351 max pain SPX 2026-09-14 7,850 call 819 18,075 +17,256 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 724 put 1 16,919 +16,918 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 79 put 95,778 112,591 +16,813 max pain QQQ 2026-09-15 710 put 1,373 17,534 +16,161 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 277 put 15,050 31,146 +16,096 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 722 put 2,331 16,959 +14,628 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change AAPL 2026-10-16 360 call 121,770 48,344 -73,426 max pain GLD 2026-09-18 430 call 195,241 137,694 -57,547 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 186,670 135,360 -51,310 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 115,705 82,600 -33,105 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 83 call 51,196 25,146 -26,050 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 84 call 79,905 54,958 -24,947 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 775 call 47,090 36,646 -10,444 max pain UPS 2026-11-20 115 call 12,254 4,073 -8,181 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 274 put 37,922 30,882 -7,040 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 95 call 38,039 31,500 -6,539 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 call 17,290 11,031 -6,259 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 100 call 40,812 34,569 -6,243 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 290 put 91,684 85,449 -6,235 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 660 put 69,006 63,072 -5,934 max pain TLT 2026-09-18 82 call 103,368 97,581 -5,787 max pain ADBE 2026-10-16 210 put 23,985 18,450 -5,535 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 110 call 61,641 56,313 -5,328 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 736 put 25,245 20,004 -5,241 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 270 call 19,785 14,781 -5,004 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 695 put 26,960 22,369 -4,591 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 41,110 77,206 +36,096 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 719 put 52 30,540 +30,488 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 740 put 3,316 25,536 +22,220 max pain SPY 2026-09-15 760 put 21,967 43,115 +21,148 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 690 put 796 21,860 +21,064 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 785 call 3,952 24,898 +20,946 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 743 put 28,452 49,229 +20,777 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 760 put 2,357 22,711 +20,354 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 90,360 109,097 +18,737 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 530 put 49 18,065 +18,016 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 186,670 135,360 -51,310 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 115,705 82,600 -33,105 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 775 call 47,090 36,646 -10,444 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 274 put 37,922 30,882 -7,040 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 290 put 91,684 85,449 -6,235 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 660 put 69,006 63,072 -5,934 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 736 put 25,245 20,004 -5,241 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 270 call 19,785 14,781 -5,004 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 695 put 26,960 22,369 -4,591 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 670 put 35,463 30,886 -4,577 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TSLA 2026-09-18 145 put 2,547 24,672 +22,125 max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 220 put 3,723 21,074 +17,351 max pain LYFT 2026-12-18 14 put 507 13,433 +12,926 max pain GME 2026-12-18 25 call 15,065 25,692 +10,627 max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 185 put 4,961 15,440 +10,479 max pain AAPL 2026-09-14 255 put 373 10,748 +10,375 max pain GOOGL 2026-09-18 165 put 946 11,130 +10,184 max pain UPS 2026-11-20 110 call 2,165 12,314 +10,149 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 200 put 215 10,104 +9,889 max pain AAPL 2026-09-14 250 put 3 9,502 +9,499 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change AAPL 2026-10-16 360 call 121,770 48,344 -73,426 max pain UPS 2026-11-20 115 call 12,254 4,073 -8,181 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 95 call 38,039 31,500 -6,539 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 call 17,290 11,031 -6,259 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 100 call 40,812 34,569 -6,243 max pain ADBE 2026-10-16 210 put 23,985 18,450 -5,535 max pain INTC 2026-09-18 110 call 61,641 56,313 -5,328 max pain ADBE 2026-10-16 160 put 18,258 14,967 -3,291 max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 330 call 36,643 33,366 -3,277 max pain SOFI 2026-09-18 23 call 21,372 18,509 -2,863 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,179,214 -567,722 +1,611,492 Puts +3,015,538 -407,567 +2,607,971
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-09-18 81 call 12,833 45,184 +32,351 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 785 call 3,952 24,898 +20,946 max pain SPX 2026-09-14 7,850 call 819 18,075 +17,256 max pain SPX 2026-09-25 8,175 call 82 13,614 +13,532 max pain GLD 2026-09-18 425 call 63,815 76,782 +12,967 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 41,110 77,206 +36,096 max pain SPY 2026-09-14 719 put 52 30,540 +30,488 max pain TLT 2026-09-14 80.5 put 0 25,122 +25,122 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 740 put 3,316 25,536 +22,220 max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 145 put 2,547 24,672 +22,125 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 % QQQ 2026-09-15 710 put 1,373 17,534 +16,161 +1,177.1% max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 145 put 2,547 24,672 +22,125 +868.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 760 put 2,357 22,711 +20,354 +863.6% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 790 call 1,202 11,354 +10,152 +844.6% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 740 put 3,316 25,536 +22,220 +670.1% max pain SPY 2026-09-14 722 put 2,331 16,959 +14,628 +627.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 685 put 1,363 9,397 +8,034 +589.4% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 785 call 3,952 24,898 +20,946 +530% max pain SPX 2026-09-18 6,590 put 1,039 6,545 +5,506 +529.9% max pain UPS 2026-11-20 110 call 2,165 12,314 +10,149 +468.8% max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 220 put 3,723 21,074 +17,351 +466% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 685 put 2,969 16,623 +13,654 +459.9% max pain TLT 2026-10-09 81.5 call 1,664 8,253 +6,589 +396% max pain GME 2026-12-18 21 call 1,178 5,835 +4,657 +395.3% max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 710 put 1,204 5,917 +4,713 +391.4% max pain AVGO 2026-09-18 365 call 2,093 9,905 +7,812 +373.2% max pain SPY 2026-09-14 757 put 1,223 5,735 +4,512 +368.9% max pain META 2026-09-25 660 call 1,146 5,305 +4,159 +362.9% max pain QQQ 2026-09-17 640 put 1,313 5,840 +4,527 +344.8% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 742 put 4,366 18,695 +14,329 +328.2% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % UNH 2026-09-18 280 call 1,225 30 -1,195 -97.6% max pain UNH 2026-09-18 360 call 2,489 72 -2,417 -97.1% max pain UNH 2026-09-18 320 call 1,507 147 -1,360 -90.2% max pain UNH 2026-09-18 340 call 1,467 178 -1,289 -87.9% max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 440 put 1,250 344 -906 -72.5% max pain UNH 2026-09-18 350 call 1,848 579 -1,269 -68.7% max pain UPS 2026-11-20 115 call 12,254 4,073 -8,181 -66.8% max pain QQQ 2028-01-21 375 put 1,497 504 -993 -66.3% max pain QQQ 2026-11-20 470 put 1,564 611 -953 -60.9% max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 360 call 121,770 48,344 -73,426 -60.3% max pain TLT 2028-12-15 120 call 1,693 775 -918 -54.2% max pain AMD 2027-02-19 320 put 1,353 622 -731 -54% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 814 call 2,754 1,308 -1,446 -52.5% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 83 call 51,196 25,146 -26,050 -50.9% max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 745 put 1,968 966 -1,002 -50.9% max pain META 2027-12-17 1,150 call 1,056 527 -529 -50.1% max pain SPY 2026-11-30 820 call 2,742 1,377 -1,365 -49.8% max pain UNH 2026-09-18 300 call 1,474 763 -711 -48.2% max pain TLT 2027-02-19 85 put 5,696 2,986 -2,710 -47.6% max pain AXP 2028-01-21 310 call 1,610 860 -750 -46.6% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed SPY 760 put +85,121 32 AAPL 360 call -68,704 22 GLD 430 call -55,020 22 IWM 275 put +41,696 25 TLT 81 call +39,124 26 QQQ 710 put +33,801 27 QQQ 690 put +33,107 27 SPY 730 put -32,793 28 SPY 750 put -32,430 31 SPY 719 put +30,385 10 TLT 80.5 put +28,358 9 SPY 740 put +27,830 29 SPX 7,000 put +26,358 43 SPX 6,300 put +25,846 28 SPY 764 put +25,494 19 SPY 743 put +23,683 18 SPY 785 call +23,512 25 SPX 6,800 put +23,149 30 SPY 685 put +23,108 19 TLT 81.5 call +22,972 9
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPX Index +834,861 +272,893 +561,968 SPY Index ETF +818,092 +213,909 +604,183 QQQ Index ETF +554,385 +154,454 +399,931 IWM Index ETF +258,417 +82,597 +175,820 TSLA Stock +222,727 +99,332 +123,395 TLT ETF +182,217 +75,634 +106,583 AAPL Stock +156,843 +3,823 +153,020 AMZN Stock +99,111 +57,396 +41,715 AMD Stock +76,113 +40,136 +35,977 GOOGL Stock +75,816 +45,724 +30,092
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts GPN Stock -1,058 -1,187 +129 ADP Stock -783 -982 +199 GD Stock -526 +51 -577 TFC Stock -166 -138 -28 VEEV Stock -3 -15 +12
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