Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-23 Next session: 2026-09-25 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-24 vs 2026-09-23
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.
130 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 82 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 97,094 contracts changed open interest: +14,531,960 added, -1,922,705 removed, net +12,609,255 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLE 2026-10-16 60 put 38,444 139,852 +101,408 max pain U 2026-10-16 46 call 701 78,063 +77,362 max pain SPX 2026-11-06 6,450 put 67 62,072 +62,005 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 649 put 705 60,521 +59,816 max pain SPX 2026-11-06 6,350 put 56 59,413 +59,357 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 269 put 466 57,374 +56,908 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 648 put 673 56,034 +55,361 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 785 call 7,088 58,454 +51,366 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 160 call 11,128 60,230 +49,102 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 760 call 35,550 81,859 +46,309 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 271 put 379 46,479 +46,100 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 278 put 489 46,419 +45,930 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 285 call 2,902 45,495 +42,593 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 730 put 9,934 49,652 +39,718 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 267 put 679 40,050 +39,371 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 268 put 87 36,122 +36,035 max pain XLF 2027-03-19 54 put 7,339 42,949 +35,610 max pain XLU 2027-06-17 29 put 102,811 137,822 +35,011 QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 10,207 45,172 +34,965 max pain IWM 2026-10-09 277 put 1,505 36,102 +34,597 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 70,270 36,599 -33,671 max pain XLF 2027-01-15 61 call 37,628 4,220 -33,408 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 98,042 68,845 -29,197 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 51,523 30,776 -20,747 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 call 37,619 17,266 -20,353 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 80 put 113,299 94,330 -18,969 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 695 put 36,229 18,740 -17,489 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 271 put 59,550 43,322 -16,228 max pain IWM 2026-09-25 280 put 26,608 10,440 -16,168 max pain BB 2027-01-15 7 call 34,172 19,064 -15,108 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 110 call 55,147 41,880 -13,267 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 300 put 21,676 9,087 -12,589 max pain XLF 2026-10-09 57 call 14,220 1,893 -12,327 max pain TLT 2026-09-25 82 call 34,637 22,462 -12,175 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 83 put 12,329 190 -12,139 max pain TLT 2026-09-25 81 put 40,994 29,067 -11,927 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 650 put 36,200 24,416 -11,784 max pain XLF 2027-01-15 40 put 74,550 62,857 -11,693 max pain XLE 2026-10-16 63 put 47,499 36,026 -11,473 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 745 put 44,194 34,190 -10,004 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-09-30 649 put 705 60,521 +59,816 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 269 put 466 57,374 +56,908 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 648 put 673 56,034 +55,361 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 785 call 7,088 58,454 +51,366 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 760 call 35,550 81,859 +46,309 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 271 put 379 46,479 +46,100 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 278 put 489 46,419 +45,930 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 285 call 2,902 45,495 +42,593 max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 730 put 9,934 49,652 +39,718 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 267 put 679 40,050 +39,371 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 70,270 36,599 -33,671 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 98,042 68,845 -29,197 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 51,523 30,776 -20,747 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 call 37,619 17,266 -20,353 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 695 put 36,229 18,740 -17,489 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 271 put 59,550 43,322 -16,228 max pain IWM 2026-09-25 280 put 26,608 10,440 -16,168 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 300 put 21,676 9,087 -12,589 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 650 put 36,200 24,416 -11,784 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 745 put 44,194 34,190 -10,004 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change U 2026-10-16 46 call 701 78,063 +77,362 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 160 call 11,128 60,230 +49,102 max pain AMC 2027-01-15 3 put 3,758 37,669 +33,911 max pain U 2026-10-16 47 call 702 27,765 +27,063 max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 260 call 732 27,473 +26,741 max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 295 call 668 26,147 +25,479 max pain BAC 2026-09-25 57 put 2,457 26,485 +24,028 max pain INTC 2028-01-21 80 call 10,291 33,793 +23,502 max pain INTC 2028-01-21 130 call 3,752 26,660 +22,908 max pain BB 2028-12-15 15 call 117 20,112 +19,995 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change BB 2027-01-15 7 call 34,172 19,064 -15,108 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 110 call 55,147 41,880 -13,267 max pain BAC 2026-09-25 60 call 15,729 6,974 -8,755 max pain LCID 2026-10-16 5 put 10,768 2,433 -8,335 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 320 put 18,347 10,903 -7,444 max pain BAC 2026-12-18 70 call 59,943 52,549 -7,394 max pain BAC 2026-09-25 59 call 14,270 7,725 -6,545 max pain BKNG 2026-12-18 150 call 28,523 22,033 -6,490 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 370 put 13,047 6,956 -6,091 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 60 call 12,764 7,025 -5,739 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +7,194,973 -737,084 +6,457,889 Puts +7,336,987 -1,185,621 +6,151,366
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change U 2026-10-16 46 call 701 78,063 +77,362 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 785 call 7,088 58,454 +51,366 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 160 call 11,128 60,230 +49,102 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 760 call 35,550 81,859 +46,309 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 285 call 2,902 45,495 +42,593 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLE 2026-10-16 60 put 38,444 139,852 +101,408 max pain SPX 2026-11-06 6,450 put 67 62,072 +62,005 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 649 put 705 60,521 +59,816 max pain SPX 2026-11-06 6,350 put 56 59,413 +59,357 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 269 put 466 57,374 +56,908 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 2026-10-09 277 put 1,505 36,102 +34,597 +2,298.8% max pain TLT 2028-06-16 88 call 1,332 24,940 +23,608 +1,772.4% max pain IWM 2026-09-30 296 call 1,203 21,456 +20,253 +1,683.5% max pain IWM 2026-09-30 285 call 2,902 45,495 +42,593 +1,467.7% max pain SPY 2026-09-30 676 put 1,367 20,137 +18,770 +1,373.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-25 736 put 1,409 18,995 +17,586 +1,248.1% max pain BAC 2026-09-25 56 put 1,530 20,618 +19,088 +1,247.6% max pain XLU 2029-01-19 35 put 1,501 19,613 +18,112 +1,206.7% SPY 2026-10-09 793 call 1,016 12,016 +11,000 +1,082.7% max pain BAC 2026-09-25 57 put 2,457 26,485 +24,028 +977.9% max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 745 call 1,639 16,982 +15,343 +936.1% max pain AAPL 2026-10-09 330 put 1,013 10,419 +9,406 +928.5% max pain AMC 2027-01-15 3 put 3,758 37,669 +33,911 +902.4% max pain SPY 2027-06-17 140 put 1,063 9,781 +8,718 +820.1% max pain GRAB 2026-11-20 4 call 2,175 19,415 +17,240 +792.6% max pain SPY 2026-10-02 785 call 7,088 58,454 +51,366 +724.7% max pain IWM 2026-09-25 285 call 1,069 8,623 +7,554 +706.6% max pain SPX 2026-09-25 6,800 put 2,188 17,612 +15,424 +704.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 757 put 1,400 11,034 +9,634 +688.1% max pain SPX 2026-09-25 7,900 call 2,833 22,091 +19,258 +679.8% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % XLF 2026-09-25 58 put 3,353 0 -3,353 -100% max pain UBER 2026-09-25 75 put 2,723 0 -2,723 -100% max pain XLF 2026-09-25 57.5 put 2,442 1 -2,441 -100% max pain SPY 2026-09-25 786 put 1,068 0 -1,068 -100% max pain IWM 2026-12-18 330 put 4,004 4 -4,000 -99.9% max pain SOFI 2028-06-16 47 put 3,297 4 -3,293 -99.9% max pain CRM 2026-09-25 260 put 2,647 2 -2,645 -99.9% max pain SOFI 2026-09-25 19 put 2,018 2 -2,016 -99.9% max pain XLF 2026-09-25 56.5 put 1,340 2 -1,338 -99.9% max pain TTWO 2026-09-25 215 put 1,304 1 -1,303 -99.9% max pain AAPL 2026-09-25 350 put 1,199 2 -1,197 -99.8% max pain IWM 2026-09-25 290 put 2,860 10 -2,850 -99.7% max pain SOFI 2027-06-17 37 put 1,383 5 -1,378 -99.6% max pain SOFI 2026-09-25 18.5 put 1,370 11 -1,359 -99.2% max pain TLT 2026-09-28 82 put 1,550 17 -1,533 -98.9% max pain AAPL 2026-09-25 347.5 put 2,473 34 -2,439 -98.6% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 83 put 12,329 190 -12,139 -98.5% max pain AMZN 2026-10-16 290 put 1,796 28 -1,768 -98.4% max pain CMG 2026-12-18 45 put 1,211 24 -1,187 -98% max pain IWM 2026-09-25 289 put 3,488 75 -3,413 -97.8% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed QQQ 730 put +115,351 27 XLE 60 put +107,417 18 TLT 80 call +83,250 30 U 46 call +80,627 9 SPX 7,000 put +77,060 55 SPY 785 call +75,524 31 SPX 8,000 call +75,187 53 TLT 81 call +72,475 28 IWM 285 call +71,406 30 QQQ 760 call +69,772 27 SPX 6,450 put +62,731 21 IWM 300 call +61,099 30 QQQ 720 put +60,673 30 TLT 82 call +60,583 28 SPX 7,000 call +60,523 26 SPY 649 put +59,828 3 SPX 6,350 put +59,778 22 IWM 269 put +58,676 16 IWM 278 put +57,939 18 IWM 277 put +57,121 18
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +1,723,588 +706,335 +1,017,253 SPX Index +1,692,824 +674,736 +1,018,088 QQQ Index ETF +1,396,733 +548,713 +848,020 IWM Index ETF +1,086,406 +567,963 +518,443 TLT ETF +746,447 +515,310 +231,137 INTC Stock +483,603 +297,085 +186,518 AMZN Stock +389,214 +254,174 +135,040 TSLA Stock +380,972 +221,260 +159,712 AMD Stock +278,936 +116,978 +161,958 AAPL Stock +270,071 +169,530 +100,541
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts WU Stock -2,052 -1,985 -67
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