Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-15 Next session: 2026-09-17 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-16 vs 2026-09-15
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.
125 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 87 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 25 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 59,799 contracts changed open interest: +5,645,515 added, -1,729,285 removed, net +3,916,230 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-25 730 put 35,915 129,515 +93,600 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 745 put 58,544 149,776 +91,232 max pain SPX 2026-10-30 6,150 put 152 56,288 +56,136 max pain SPX 2026-10-30 6,250 put 182 56,259 +56,077 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 485 call 3,261 58,956 +55,695 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 450 call 18,908 73,772 +54,864 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 485 call 13,306 67,747 +54,441 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 450 call 42,724 97,075 +54,351 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 270 put 41,072 76,112 +35,040 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 490 call 27,624 57,384 +29,760 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 7,000 put 259,695 285,700 +26,005 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 83 call 125,772 151,602 +25,830 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 721 call 275 25,271 +24,996 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 780 call 6,455 30,707 +24,252 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 7,000 call 248,803 272,392 +23,589 max pain SNAP 2026-09-18 6.5 call 29,398 50,513 +21,115 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 273 put 18,228 38,375 +20,147 max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 205 put 9,283 28,696 +19,413 max pain GOOGL 2026-10-16 370 call 11,883 31,207 +19,324 max pain CMG 2026-10-30 28 put 4 19,022 +19,018 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change GLD 2026-09-18 430 call 137,592 70,126 -67,466 max pain GLD 2026-09-18 445 call 122,143 56,759 -65,384 max pain TLT 2026-09-18 83 put 73,076 16,826 -56,250 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 127,008 70,918 -56,090 max pain GLD 2026-09-18 415 call 142,713 99,558 -43,155 max pain GLD 2026-09-18 435 call 117,530 74,448 -43,082 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 113,782 74,311 -39,471 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 700 put 115,000 90,849 -24,151 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 66,648 44,560 -22,088 max pain XLF 2026-09-18 55 call 111,504 91,495 -20,009 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 685 put 61,768 41,866 -19,902 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 295 put 36,272 17,793 -18,479 max pain CRM 2026-09-18 200 call 17,043 162 -16,881 max pain XLF 2026-09-18 53 call 38,619 23,615 -15,004 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 79,972 65,142 -14,830 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 280 put 80,126 65,448 -14,678 max pain XLE 2027-01-15 45 put 69,850 55,847 -14,003 max pain GLD 2026-10-16 505 call 34,185 20,492 -13,693 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 670 put 62,007 48,494 -13,513 max pain TLT 2027-01-15 80 put 139,827 126,823 -13,004 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-25 730 put 35,915 129,515 +93,600 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 745 put 58,544 149,776 +91,232 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 270 put 41,072 76,112 +35,040 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 721 call 275 25,271 +24,996 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 780 call 6,455 30,707 +24,252 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 273 put 18,228 38,375 +20,147 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 250 put 23,152 39,385 +16,233 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 240 put 5,357 19,847 +14,490 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 272 put 9,410 23,682 +14,272 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 780 call 16,972 31,205 +14,233 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-18 760 put 127,008 70,918 -56,090 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 750 put 113,782 74,311 -39,471 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 700 put 115,000 90,849 -24,151 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 745 put 66,648 44,560 -22,088 max pain QQQ 2026-09-18 685 put 61,768 41,866 -19,902 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 295 put 36,272 17,793 -18,479 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 730 put 79,972 65,142 -14,830 max pain IWM 2026-09-18 280 put 80,126 65,448 -14,678 max pain SPY 2026-09-18 670 put 62,007 48,494 -13,513 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 290 put 34,310 23,810 -10,500 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SNAP 2026-09-18 6.5 call 29,398 50,513 +21,115 max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 205 put 9,283 28,696 +19,413 max pain GOOGL 2026-10-16 370 call 11,883 31,207 +19,324 max pain CMG 2026-10-30 28 put 4 19,022 +19,018 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 130 call 25,376 42,661 +17,285 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 360 call 2,340 16,821 +14,481 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 call 11,321 24,537 +13,216 max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 195 put 10,357 20,910 +10,553 max pain AAPL 2027-01-15 360 call 15,058 25,157 +10,099 max pain SNAP 2026-09-18 5.5 put 7,037 16,804 +9,767 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change CRM 2026-09-18 200 call 17,043 162 -16,881 max pain CRM 2026-09-18 210 call 10,580 305 -10,275 max pain TSLA 2026-09-18 400 put 14,422 4,664 -9,758 max pain CRM 2026-09-18 175 call 8,575 20 -8,555 max pain CRM 2026-09-18 195 call 7,881 520 -7,361 max pain CRM 2026-09-18 220 call 7,537 429 -7,108 max pain SCHW 2026-09-18 108 call 12,573 6,638 -5,935 max pain ADBE 2026-09-18 280 put 6,114 194 -5,920 max pain CRM 2026-09-18 190 call 5,403 53 -5,350 max pain HOOD 2026-09-18 120 call 19,104 14,462 -4,642 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,648,047 -765,529 +1,882,518 Puts +2,997,468 -963,756 +2,033,712
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change GLD 2026-12-18 485 call 3,261 58,956 +55,695 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 450 call 18,908 73,772 +54,864 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 485 call 13,306 67,747 +54,441 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 450 call 42,724 97,075 +54,351 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 490 call 27,624 57,384 +29,760 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-25 730 put 35,915 129,515 +93,600 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 745 put 58,544 149,776 +91,232 max pain SPX 2026-10-30 6,150 put 152 56,288 +56,136 max pain SPX 2026-10-30 6,250 put 182 56,259 +56,077 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 270 put 41,072 76,112 +35,040 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 2026-12-18 485 call 3,261 58,956 +55,695 +1,707.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 666 put 1,256 15,269 +14,013 +1,115.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-18 639 put 1,069 12,095 +11,026 +1,031.4% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 1,005 10,254 +9,249 +920.3% max pain XLF 2026-09-18 55.5 put 1,138 11,605 +10,467 +919.8% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 716 put 1,579 13,213 +11,634 +736.8% max pain SPX 2026-09-17 7,350 put 1,040 8,433 +7,393 +710.9% max pain IWM 2026-09-25 276 put 1,039 8,323 +7,284 +701.1% max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 360 call 2,340 16,821 +14,481 +618.8% max pain SPY 2026-09-17 730 put 2,289 15,595 +13,306 +581.3% max pain XLU 2026-10-16 42 call 2,871 18,559 +15,688 +546.4% SPY 2026-09-17 755 call 1,158 6,902 +5,744 +496% max pain SPY 2026-09-17 760 put 1,746 10,151 +8,405 +481.4% max pain QQQ 2026-09-17 712 call 1,204 6,846 +5,642 +468.6% max pain QQQ 2026-09-17 716 call 1,340 7,070 +5,730 +427.6% max pain SPY 2026-09-17 743 put 1,301 6,742 +5,441 +418.2% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 710 call 2,156 11,045 +8,889 +412.3% max pain QQQ 2026-09-17 709 call 1,051 5,378 +4,327 +411.7% max pain GLD 2027-01-15 485 call 13,306 67,747 +54,441 +409.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-17 703 put 1,274 6,428 +5,154 +404.6% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % CRM 2026-09-18 175 call 8,575 20 -8,555 -99.8% max pain IWM 2027-03-31 335 put 2,063 6 -2,057 -99.7% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 200 call 17,043 162 -16,881 -99% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 190 call 5,403 53 -5,350 -99% max pain AAPL 2026-09-18 350 put 4,439 44 -4,395 -99% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 150 call 2,154 39 -2,115 -98.2% max pain COIN 2026-09-18 220 put 1,742 49 -1,693 -97.2% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 210 call 10,580 305 -10,275 -97.1% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 185 call 2,224 64 -2,160 -97.1% max pain ADBE 2026-09-18 280 put 6,114 194 -5,920 -96.8% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 170 call 1,191 41 -1,150 -96.6% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 180 call 3,301 114 -3,187 -96.5% max pain DASH 2026-09-18 220 put 1,154 47 -1,107 -95.9% max pain IWM 2026-09-17 291 put 1,003 52 -951 -94.8% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 220 call 7,537 429 -7,108 -94.3% max pain CRM 2026-09-18 195 call 7,881 520 -7,361 -93.4% max pain IWM 2026-09-18 294 put 5,188 604 -4,584 -88.4% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 305 put 1,230 183 -1,047 -85.1% max pain IWM 2026-09-18 297 put 3,466 605 -2,861 -82.5% max pain BKNG 2026-10-16 208 put 1,458 255 -1,203 -82.5% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed GLD 485 call +110,309 15 GLD 450 call +109,609 24 SPY 730 put +107,621 25 SPY 745 put +81,219 27 GLD 430 call -66,666 22 GLD 445 call -65,214 16 SPX 7,000 put +63,314 47 TLT 83 put -62,604 20 SPX 6,250 put +56,515 18 SPX 6,150 put +56,478 14 SPY 760 put -51,334 29 SPX 7,000 call +51,332 20 IWM 270 put +45,433 24 SPY 780 call +44,710 28 GLD 415 call -41,715 26 GLD 435 call -41,684 15 SPX 8,000 call +32,985 47 GLD 490 call +30,290 13 QQQ 721 call +28,446 15 SPX 8,000 put +28,381 17
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPX Index +1,003,480 +352,542 +650,938 SPY Index ETF +887,749 +388,954 +498,795 QQQ Index ETF +513,120 +224,946 +288,174 IWM Index ETF +269,189 +111,170 +158,019 AAPL Stock +153,372 +65,636 +87,736 TLT ETF +114,353 +165,252 -50,899 GLD ETF +110,085 +78,047 +32,038 INTC Stock +105,502 +72,780 +32,722 TSLA Stock +97,649 +65,397 +32,252 XLE ETF +78,117 +34,211 +43,906
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts CRM Stock -64,743 -67,679 +2,936 TTWO Stock -2,067 +1,119 -3,186 XLY ETF -1,728 +985 -2,713 XLP ETF -912 +11 -923 LCID Stock -767 +934 -1,701 DASH Stock -552 +497 -1,049 SE Stock -503 +343 -846 ABNB Stock -222 +304 -526 XLC ETF -54 -245 +191 CFG Stock -1 -210 +209
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