Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-18 Next session: 2026-09-22 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-21 vs 2026-09-18
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.
121 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 91 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 2 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 64,385 contracts changed open interest: +6,895,465 added, -990,335 removed, net +5,905,130 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 31,896 98,042 +66,146 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 1,549 67,155 +65,606 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 450 call 73,458 132,843 +59,385 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 485 call 58,282 111,546 +53,264 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 450 call 107,715 160,800 +53,085 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 485 call 65,928 118,283 +52,355 max pain SHOP 2026-12-18 145 call 340 43,646 +43,306 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 775 call 6,052 45,272 +39,220 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 put 3,963 33,475 +29,512 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 730 put 3,210 32,455 +29,245 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 715 put 3,674 32,050 +28,376 max pain BKNG 2026-12-18 150 call 437 28,523 +28,086 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 760 call 8,330 35,550 +27,220 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 617 put 347 27,461 +27,114 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 115 call 12,702 38,425 +25,723 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 725 put 390 26,028 +25,638 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 89 call 51,949 77,321 +25,372 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 638 put 132 25,239 +25,107 max pain XLK 2026-09-25 135 put 3 25,003 +25,000 max pain SPY 2026-09-22 775 call 2,195 27,110 +24,915 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change INTC 2026-10-16 110 call 77,754 55,147 -22,607 max pain XLI 2026-11-20 170 put 68,725 46,187 -22,538 SHOP 2026-10-16 135 call 46,336 24,442 -21,894 max pain BKNG 2026-10-16 162.4 call 31,350 15,137 -16,213 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 70 call 73,191 58,174 -15,017 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 753 put 25,166 11,151 -14,015 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 275 put 72,572 60,403 -12,169 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 82 call 68,501 56,422 -12,079 max pain TLT 2027-06-17 75 put 75,002 63,003 -11,999 max pain LCID 2027-01-15 3 put 46,470 36,934 -9,536 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 94,237 84,802 -9,435 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 790 call 29,678 21,698 -7,980 max pain INTC 2026-09-25 115 call 14,767 7,737 -7,030 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 724 put 33,406 26,390 -7,016 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 736 put 15,181 8,741 -6,440 max pain XLE 2026-10-16 60 put 44,137 38,444 -5,693 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 850 call 13,193 7,622 -5,571 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 705 put 33,152 27,976 -5,176 max pain LCID 2027-01-15 6 put 12,954 7,956 -4,998 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 800 call 64,307 59,386 -4,921 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 31,896 98,042 +66,146 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 1,549 67,155 +65,606 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 775 call 6,052 45,272 +39,220 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 put 3,963 33,475 +29,512 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 730 put 3,210 32,455 +29,245 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 715 put 3,674 32,050 +28,376 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 760 call 8,330 35,550 +27,220 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 617 put 347 27,461 +27,114 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 725 put 390 26,028 +25,638 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 638 put 132 25,239 +25,107 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-09 753 put 25,166 11,151 -14,015 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 275 put 72,572 60,403 -12,169 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 94,237 84,802 -9,435 max pain SPY 2026-09-25 790 call 29,678 21,698 -7,980 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 724 put 33,406 26,390 -7,016 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 736 put 15,181 8,741 -6,440 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 850 call 13,193 7,622 -5,571 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 705 put 33,152 27,976 -5,176 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 800 call 64,307 59,386 -4,921 max pain QQQ 2026-09-25 730 call 11,062 6,347 -4,715 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SHOP 2026-12-18 145 call 340 43,646 +43,306 max pain BKNG 2026-12-18 150 call 437 28,523 +28,086 max pain CMG 2026-10-30 27 put 21 18,117 +18,096 max pain INTC 2026-09-23 128 call 555 18,477 +17,922 max pain INTC 2026-09-25 110 put 2,102 16,959 +14,857 max pain SHOP 2026-10-16 145 call 1,591 13,449 +11,858 max pain SOFI 2026-09-25 17.5 call 11,396 21,685 +10,289 max pain AAPL 2026-09-23 340 put 1,490 11,510 +10,020 max pain INTC 2027-04-16 110 put 41 9,936 +9,895 max pain GRAB 2028-06-16 7 call 160 9,073 +8,913 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change INTC 2026-10-16 110 call 77,754 55,147 -22,607 max pain SHOP 2026-10-16 135 call 46,336 24,442 -21,894 max pain BKNG 2026-10-16 162.4 call 31,350 15,137 -16,213 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 70 call 73,191 58,174 -15,017 max pain LCID 2027-01-15 3 put 46,470 36,934 -9,536 max pain INTC 2026-09-25 115 call 14,767 7,737 -7,030 max pain LCID 2027-01-15 6 put 12,954 7,956 -4,998 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 110 call 31,772 26,997 -4,775 max pain INTC 2026-10-30 125 call 13,328 8,771 -4,557 max pain INTC 2026-12-18 210 call 10,024 6,017 -4,007 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +3,551,225 -522,630 +3,028,595 Puts +3,344,240 -467,705 +2,876,535
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 1,549 67,155 +65,606 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 450 call 73,458 132,843 +59,385 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 485 call 58,282 111,546 +53,264 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 450 call 107,715 160,800 +53,085 max pain GLD 2027-01-15 485 call 65,928 118,283 +52,355 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 31,896 98,042 +66,146 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 put 3,963 33,475 +29,512 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 730 put 3,210 32,455 +29,245 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 715 put 3,674 32,050 +28,376 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 617 put 347 27,461 +27,114 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 2026-10-09 785 call 1,549 67,155 +65,606 +4,235.4% max pain SPY 2026-09-22 775 call 2,195 27,110 +24,915 +1,135.1% max pain XLI 2026-10-16 160 put 1,418 15,594 +14,176 +999.7% SPY 2026-09-22 780 call 1,362 14,020 +12,658 +929.4% max pain SPY 2026-09-22 774 call 1,145 11,764 +10,619 +927.4% max pain QQQ 2026-09-25 635 put 1,554 15,815 +14,261 +917.7% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 730 put 3,210 32,455 +29,245 +911.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 729 put 2,137 18,896 +16,759 +784.2% max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 715 put 3,674 32,050 +28,376 +772.3% max pain QQQ 2026-09-25 755 call 1,506 12,974 +11,468 +761.5% max pain SHOP 2026-10-16 145 call 1,591 13,449 +11,858 +745.3% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 put 3,963 33,475 +29,512 +744.7% max pain INTC 2026-09-25 110 put 2,102 16,959 +14,857 +706.8% max pain SPY 2026-09-22 778 call 1,014 8,047 +7,033 +693.6% max pain QQQ 2026-09-22 750 call 1,026 8,093 +7,067 +688.8% max pain AAPL 2026-09-23 340 put 1,490 11,510 +10,020 +672.5% max pain SPX 2027-02-19 800 put 1,050 8,004 +6,954 +662.3% max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 775 call 6,052 45,272 +39,220 +648.1% max pain INTC 2026-09-25 135 call 1,026 7,321 +6,295 +613.5% max pain QQQ 2026-11-20 775 call 4,109 28,987 +24,878 +605.5% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % XLU 2026-12-18 46 put 1,011 0 -1,011 -100% XLU 2026-09-25 43 put 3,053 365 -2,688 -88% UPS 2026-10-16 110 put 1,080 183 -897 -83.1% max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 595 put 1,024 235 -789 -77.1% max pain XLU 2027-01-15 47.5 put 2,963 816 -2,147 -72.5% QQQ 2026-10-09 702 put 4,943 1,418 -3,525 -71.3% max pain SPCE 2026-09-25 2.5 put 2,208 638 -1,570 -71.1% max pain SPCE 2026-09-25 2 put 2,260 668 -1,592 -70.4% max pain SPX 2026-10-08 7,500 put 1,145 395 -750 -65.5% max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 590 put 1,075 376 -699 -65% max pain SPY 2026-11-20 355 put 2,692 1,006 -1,686 -62.6% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 753 put 25,166 11,151 -14,015 -55.7% max pain SPX 2027-07-16 6,300 put 1,691 772 -919 -54.3% max pain SPX 2026-09-22 7,650 call 5,409 2,504 -2,905 -53.7% max pain SPX 2026-09-22 7,675 call 5,195 2,412 -2,783 -53.6% max pain SPX 2026-09-22 7,615 put 4,227 1,964 -2,263 -53.5% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 683 put 1,265 606 -659 -52.1% max pain BKNG 2026-10-16 162.4 call 31,350 15,137 -16,213 -51.7% max pain COP 2026-09-25 140 call 1,053 513 -540 -51.3% max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,275 call 6,058 2,954 -3,104 -51.2% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed GLD 450 call +113,526 22 GLD 485 call +106,288 11 SPY 785 call +97,943 25 QQQ 730 put +76,300 28 QQQ 775 call +71,008 24 IWM 272 put +66,402 12 SHOP 145 call +55,958 13 QQQ 725 put +49,051 26 QQQ 720 put +46,455 27 QQQ 760 call +46,373 28 SPY 770 put +41,068 31 QQQ 735 put +39,064 25 SPY 767 put +37,898 17 SPX 8,000 call +36,966 52 INTC 110 call -34,660 22 TLT 115 call +32,327 6 QQQ 715 put +31,534 26 INTC 110 put +29,418 22 QQQ 700 put +28,813 30 QQQ 650 put +28,242 28
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts QQQ Index ETF +1,211,912 +485,255 +726,657 SPY Index ETF +1,192,311 +452,326 +739,985 SPX Index +814,845 +359,178 +455,667 GLD ETF +308,878 +272,984 +35,894 IWM Index ETF +282,125 +125,273 +156,852 INTC Stock +205,234 +84,752 +120,482 TSLA Stock +174,348 +103,043 +71,305 AAPL Stock +156,533 +87,594 +68,939 TLT ETF +142,372 +135,063 +7,309 SOFI Stock +120,370 +82,753 +37,617
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts XLI ETF -2,965 +2,698 -5,663 LCID Stock -2,409 +11,023 -13,432
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