Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-24 Next session: 2026-09-28 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-25 vs 2026-09-24
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.
135 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 77 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 1 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 65,928 contracts changed open interest: +6,274,567 added, -790,469 removed, net +5,484,098 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLF 2026-10-16 54.5 put 592 70,606 +70,014 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 755 put 6,152 61,252 +55,100 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 725 put 7,494 62,021 +54,527 max pain XLK 2026-10-02 135 put 5 43,001 +42,996 max pain XLU 2027-03-19 45 call 490 40,935 +40,445 TLT 2026-10-16 80 call 16,355 56,567 +40,212 max pain XLU 2026-12-18 42 call 6,254 45,749 +39,495 QQQ 2026-10-30 725 put 2,018 40,444 +38,426 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 685 put 4,569 39,801 +35,232 max pain XLU 2026-10-02 40 call 5,014 39,679 +34,665 SPY 2026-10-02 595 put 311 30,311 +30,000 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 82.5 call 11,471 41,399 +29,928 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 268 put 36,122 64,540 +28,418 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 89,224 117,399 +28,175 max pain XLU 2026-10-09 40 call 180 28,298 +28,118 TLT 2026-10-02 79.5 call 924 27,307 +26,383 max pain TLT 2027-04-16 79 call 171 25,225 +25,054 max pain XLU 2026-10-16 41 call 10,375 34,681 +24,306 QQQ 2026-09-29 736 put 355 24,655 +24,300 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 30,776 55,001 +24,225 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLF 2026-10-16 56 put 203,452 173,433 -30,019 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 74 put 34,087 11,287 -22,800 max pain IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 36,599 16,200 -20,399 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 725 call 21,558 10,674 -10,884 max pain META 2026-10-16 775 call 20,701 10,196 -10,505 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 58 call 36,547 26,581 -9,966 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 45,172 35,543 -9,629 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 265 put 46,710 37,926 -8,784 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 call 17,266 8,931 -8,335 max pain LCID 2026-11-20 3 put 17,289 9,289 -8,000 max pain AMC 2026-10-02 2.5 call 12,855 4,927 -7,928 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 360 call 16,691 9,080 -7,611 max pain META 2026-10-16 900 call 26,269 18,802 -7,467 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 730 put 67,444 60,178 -7,266 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 267 put 40,050 32,864 -7,186 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 710 call 10,680 3,594 -7,086 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 283 put 20,633 13,714 -6,919 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 280 put 49,582 42,820 -6,762 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 721 call 24,403 17,764 -6,639 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 610 put 27,869 21,779 -6,090 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-30 755 put 6,152 61,252 +55,100 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 725 put 7,494 62,021 +54,527 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 725 put 2,018 40,444 +38,426 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 685 put 4,569 39,801 +35,232 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 595 put 311 30,311 +30,000 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 268 put 36,122 64,540 +28,418 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 89,224 117,399 +28,175 max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 736 put 355 24,655 +24,300 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 30,776 55,001 +24,225 max pain QQQ 2026-09-28 738 put 2,189 25,551 +23,362 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 36,599 16,200 -20,399 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 725 call 21,558 10,674 -10,884 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 45,172 35,543 -9,629 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 265 put 46,710 37,926 -8,784 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 720 call 17,266 8,931 -8,335 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 730 put 67,444 60,178 -7,266 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 267 put 40,050 32,864 -7,186 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 710 call 10,680 3,594 -7,086 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 283 put 20,633 13,714 -6,919 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 280 put 49,582 42,820 -6,762 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TSLA 2026-10-02 235 put 383 23,020 +22,637 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 150 put 3,623 24,140 +20,517 max pain AAPL 2026-10-02 200 put 52 19,030 +18,978 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 130 put 2,179 19,744 +17,565 max pain COIN 2026-10-02 202.5 call 461 15,662 +15,201 max pain UBER 2026-10-30 62 put 109 12,406 +12,297 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 390 call 3,881 16,113 +12,232 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 377.5 call 1,073 12,791 +11,718 max pain BAC 2026-10-02 58 call 2,954 14,130 +11,176 max pain COIN 2026-10-02 212.5 call 1,300 12,409 +11,109 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change META 2026-10-16 775 call 20,701 10,196 -10,505 max pain LCID 2026-11-20 3 put 17,289 9,289 -8,000 max pain AMC 2026-10-02 2.5 call 12,855 4,927 -7,928 max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 360 call 16,691 9,080 -7,611 max pain META 2026-10-16 900 call 26,269 18,802 -7,467 max pain TSLA 2027-06-17 650 call 30,998 25,358 -5,640 max pain INTC 2026-12-18 20 put 32,329 28,028 -4,301 max pain RIVN 2027-12-17 8 put 52,649 48,738 -3,911 max pain BMY 2026-11-20 70 call 11,441 7,544 -3,897 max pain BAC 2026-11-20 55 put 19,941 17,017 -2,924 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +3,215,458 -361,679 +2,853,779 Puts +3,059,109 -428,790 +2,630,319
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLU 2027-03-19 45 call 490 40,935 +40,445 TLT 2026-10-16 80 call 16,355 56,567 +40,212 max pain XLU 2026-12-18 42 call 6,254 45,749 +39,495 XLU 2026-10-02 40 call 5,014 39,679 +34,665 TLT 2026-10-16 82.5 call 11,471 41,399 +29,928 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLF 2026-10-16 54.5 put 592 70,606 +70,014 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 755 put 6,152 61,252 +55,100 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 725 put 7,494 62,021 +54,527 max pain XLK 2026-10-02 135 put 5 43,001 +42,996 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 725 put 2,018 40,444 +38,426 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 2026-10-30 725 put 2,018 40,444 +38,426 +1,904.2% max pain XLU 2026-11-20 43 call 1,392 21,999 +20,607 +1,480.4% XLU 2026-10-16 41.5 call 1,251 16,354 +15,103 +1,207.3% TSLA 2026-10-02 377.5 call 1,073 12,791 +11,718 +1,092.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-28 738 put 2,189 25,551 +23,362 +1,067.2% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 755 put 6,152 61,252 +55,100 +895.6% max pain TLT 2027-05-21 95 call 2,144 21,239 +19,095 +890.6% max pain QQQ 2026-09-28 595 put 1,304 12,671 +11,367 +871.7% max pain COIN 2026-10-02 212.5 call 1,300 12,409 +11,109 +854.5% max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 130 put 2,179 19,744 +17,565 +806.1% max pain XLF 2026-12-18 61 call 1,709 15,200 +13,491 +789.4% max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 685 put 4,569 39,801 +35,232 +771.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 725 put 7,494 62,021 +54,527 +727.6% max pain XLU 2026-10-02 40 call 5,014 39,679 +34,665 +691.4% SPX 2026-10-02 6,000 put 2,995 23,548 +20,553 +686.2% max pain TSLA 2026-09-28 420 call 1,204 9,425 +8,221 +682.8% max pain XLU 2026-12-18 42 call 6,254 45,749 +39,495 +631.5% TLT 2026-09-30 79 call 1,054 7,595 +6,541 +620.6% max pain TSLA 2026-10-02 150 put 3,623 24,140 +20,517 +566.3% max pain TLT 2026-10-09 75 put 1,743 11,571 +9,828 +563.9% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % SPX 2026-09-29 7,675 put 4,301 1,156 -3,145 -73.1% max pain SOFI 2026-10-30 30 call 1,033 328 -705 -68.2% max pain TLT 2026-11-20 74 put 34,087 11,287 -22,800 -66.9% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 710 call 10,680 3,594 -7,086 -66.3% max pain CRM 2026-10-02 267.5 call 1,298 486 -812 -62.6% max pain AMC 2026-10-02 2.5 call 12,855 4,927 -7,928 -61.7% max pain IWM 2026-10-30 265 put 3,094 1,242 -1,852 -59.9% max pain IWM 2026-10-02 283 put 36,599 16,200 -20,399 -55.7% max pain TLT 2026-10-05 79.5 call 1,200 543 -657 -54.8% max pain HD 2026-10-16 400 call 5,349 2,442 -2,907 -54.3% max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 770 call 1,920 880 -1,040 -54.2% max pain AMD 2027-09-17 1,100 call 2,095 968 -1,127 -53.8% max pain SPX 2026-09-29 7,700 call 4,213 1,958 -2,255 -53.5% max pain SPX 2026-09-29 7,675 call 4,175 1,965 -2,210 -52.9% max pain META 2026-10-02 900 call 3,305 1,562 -1,743 -52.7% max pain BILL 2026-10-16 65 call 1,098 522 -576 -52.5% max pain META 2026-10-16 775 call 20,701 10,196 -10,505 -50.7% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 725 call 21,558 10,674 -10,884 -50.5% max pain SPX 2026-09-29 7,650 put 5,780 2,886 -2,894 -50.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 767 put 1,891 962 -929 -49.1% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed TLT 80 call +91,106 28 XLU 40 call +90,452 16 XLF 54.5 put +70,195 7 XLU 42 call +67,291 12 TLT 79 call +66,505 28 SPY 755 put +56,432 26 SPY 725 put +55,285 22 TLT 81 call +52,260 27 XLU 41 call +48,934 12 QQQ 725 put +48,178 24 XLK 135 put +42,996 1 XLU 45 call +42,397 12 TLT 95 call +39,084 18 QQQ 736 put +38,379 17 TLT 75 put +38,020 24 IWM 275 put +37,310 22 IWM 268 put +36,785 15 QQQ 685 put +36,071 22 TLT 79.5 call +35,589 8 TLT 82 call +33,441 27
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +811,083 +287,929 +523,154 TLT ETF +691,398 +547,658 +143,740 QQQ Index ETF +646,648 +199,345 +447,303 SPX Index +630,544 +253,709 +376,835 XLU ETF +334,807 +309,911 +24,896 TSLA Stock +302,350 +147,207 +155,143 IWM Index ETF +228,181 +114,348 +113,833 AAPL Stock +178,203 +91,334 +86,869 AMZN Stock +135,573 +86,691 +48,882 INTC Stock +129,345 +63,070 +66,275
Largest net decreases None in this pair.
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