Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-25 Next session: 2026-09-29 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-28 vs 2026-09-25
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.
150 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 62 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 28 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 71,031 contracts changed open interest: +6,884,402 added, -1,251,392 removed, net +5,633,010 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2027-03-19 670 put 5,397 195,642 +190,245 max pain SPY 2027-03-19 700 put 65,179 128,092 +62,913 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 745 put 7,078 67,934 +60,856 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 730 put 7,691 67,749 +60,058 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 130 call 43,683 96,068 +52,385 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 745 put 1,942 47,990 +46,048 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 725 put 1,481 46,452 +44,971 max pain XLF 2026-10-16 54.5 put 70,606 114,419 +43,813 max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 735 put 3,354 39,284 +35,930 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 75 put 18,664 54,180 +35,516 max pain XLE 2026-09-30 58 put 183 35,172 +34,989 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 77 put 55,146 88,497 +33,351 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 79 call 7,595 33,859 +26,264 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 690 put 5,393 29,585 +24,192 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 266 put 2,305 26,120 +23,815 max pain CMG 2026-10-09 33 call 176 23,836 +23,660 max pain TLT 2026-10-02 79 call 2,320 24,269 +21,949 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 640 put 8,228 29,772 +21,544 max pain XLE 2026-11-20 57 put 1,036 21,585 +20,549 max pain XLE 2026-11-20 59 put 5,282 25,807 +20,525 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2026-12-18 660 put 200,912 26,728 -174,184 max pain SPY 2026-12-18 660 put 134,878 16,889 -117,989 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 79 put 98,724 61,876 -36,848 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 268 put 64,540 30,116 -34,424 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 77 put 49,220 24,322 -24,898 max pain XLF 2026-10-16 56 put 173,433 150,393 -23,040 max pain XLU 2026-12-18 44 call 44,460 25,641 -18,819 AMZN 2026-11-20 320 call 24,415 7,542 -16,873 max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 270 call 44,638 28,240 -16,398 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 55,001 40,466 -14,535 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 150 call 27,217 15,807 -11,410 max pain SOFI 2027-01-15 30 put 14,191 2,931 -11,260 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 744 put 15,725 4,845 -10,880 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 81 put 26,070 15,399 -10,671 max pain XLB 2026-12-18 58 call 11,067 2,067 -9,000 TLT 2026-09-30 79 put 29,413 20,842 -8,571 max pain XOM 2026-10-16 170 call 23,985 16,761 -7,224 max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 736 put 24,655 17,831 -6,824 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 730 put 26,266 19,782 -6,484 max pain META 2026-11-20 900 call 20,980 14,523 -6,457 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2027-03-19 670 put 5,397 195,642 +190,245 max pain SPY 2027-03-19 700 put 65,179 128,092 +62,913 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 745 put 7,078 67,934 +60,856 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 730 put 7,691 67,749 +60,058 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 745 put 1,942 47,990 +46,048 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 725 put 1,481 46,452 +44,971 max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 735 put 3,354 39,284 +35,930 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 690 put 5,393 29,585 +24,192 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 266 put 2,305 26,120 +23,815 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 640 put 8,228 29,772 +21,544 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2026-12-18 660 put 200,912 26,728 -174,184 max pain SPY 2026-12-18 660 put 134,878 16,889 -117,989 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 268 put 64,540 30,116 -34,424 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 736 put 55,001 40,466 -14,535 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 744 put 15,725 4,845 -10,880 max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 736 put 24,655 17,831 -6,824 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 730 put 26,266 19,782 -6,484 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 290 put 20,678 14,688 -5,990 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 793 call 12,122 6,159 -5,963 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 761 put 54,404 48,629 -5,775 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change INTC 2026-10-16 130 call 43,683 96,068 +52,385 max pain CMG 2026-10-09 33 call 176 23,836 +23,660 max pain AMC 2026-10-02 3.5 call 10,484 29,940 +19,456 max pain AMC 2026-10-02 3 put 1,612 19,311 +17,699 max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 305 call 13,964 31,650 +17,686 max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 260 call 15,010 32,473 +17,463 max pain XOM 2026-11-20 170 call 4,580 18,099 +13,519 max pain SHOP 2026-11-20 105 put 790 12,159 +11,369 max pain CVX 2026-11-20 220 call 3,104 13,845 +10,741 max pain INTC 2027-04-16 105 put 165 10,706 +10,541 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change AMZN 2026-11-20 320 call 24,415 7,542 -16,873 max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 270 call 44,638 28,240 -16,398 max pain INTC 2026-11-20 150 call 27,217 15,807 -11,410 max pain SOFI 2027-01-15 30 put 14,191 2,931 -11,260 max pain XOM 2026-10-16 170 call 23,985 16,761 -7,224 max pain META 2026-11-20 900 call 20,980 14,523 -6,457 max pain INTC 2026-10-09 140 call 13,059 7,840 -5,219 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 62.5 put 12,662 7,521 -5,141 max pain MSFT 2026-10-09 530 call 11,526 7,569 -3,957 max pain META 2026-10-16 830 call 7,066 3,211 -3,855 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +3,159,252 -432,539 +2,726,713 Puts +3,725,150 -818,853 +2,906,297
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change INTC 2026-10-16 130 call 43,683 96,068 +52,385 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 79 call 7,595 33,859 +26,264 max pain CMG 2026-10-09 33 call 176 23,836 +23,660 max pain TLT 2026-10-02 79 call 2,320 24,269 +21,949 max pain IWM 2026-10-02 300 call 1,542 21,178 +19,636 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2027-03-19 670 put 5,397 195,642 +190,245 max pain SPY 2027-03-19 700 put 65,179 128,092 +62,913 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 745 put 7,078 67,934 +60,856 max pain SPY 2026-10-02 730 put 7,691 67,749 +60,058 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 745 put 1,942 47,990 +46,048 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 2027-03-19 670 put 5,397 195,642 +190,245 +3,525% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 725 put 1,481 46,452 +44,971 +3,036.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 745 put 1,942 47,990 +46,048 +2,371.2% max pain XLE 2026-11-20 57 put 1,036 21,585 +20,549 +1,983.5% max pain IWM 2026-10-02 300 call 1,542 21,178 +19,636 +1,273.4% max pain SPY 2026-09-29 768 call 1,104 14,784 +13,680 +1,239.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 742 put 1,296 16,138 +14,842 +1,145.2% max pain SPX 2026-09-29 7,550 put 1,438 17,339 +15,901 +1,105.8% max pain AMC 2026-10-02 3 put 1,612 19,311 +17,699 +1,098% max pain IWM 2027-03-19 205 put 1,334 15,973 +14,639 +1,097.4% max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 735 put 3,354 39,284 +35,930 +1,071.3% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 266 put 2,305 26,120 +23,815 +1,033.2% max pain TLT 2026-10-02 79 call 2,320 24,269 +21,949 +946.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-02 745 put 7,078 67,934 +60,856 +859.8% max pain SPY 2026-09-29 769 call 1,074 9,903 +8,829 +822.1% max pain QQQ 2026-09-29 732 put 1,105 10,155 +9,050 +819% max pain SPY 2026-10-02 730 put 7,691 67,749 +60,058 +780.9% max pain QQQ 2026-10-02 650 put 2,762 21,289 +18,527 +670.8% max pain TSLA 2026-10-05 390 call 1,401 10,347 +8,946 +638.5% max pain XLF 2026-11-20 52 put 3,168 23,211 +20,043 +632.7% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % SOFI 2026-12-18 30 put 2,848 12 -2,836 -99.6% max pain BA 2026-10-23 225 put 1,338 53 -1,285 -96% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 82 put 1,277 111 -1,166 -91.3% max pain SPY 2026-12-18 660 put 134,878 16,889 -117,989 -87.5% max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 660 put 200,912 26,728 -174,184 -86.7% max pain XLB 2026-12-18 58 call 11,067 2,067 -9,000 -81.3% SOFI 2027-01-15 30 put 14,191 2,931 -11,260 -79.3% max pain XLB 2026-12-18 50 put 5,233 1,236 -3,997 -76.4% SPY 2026-10-02 744 put 15,725 4,845 -10,880 -69.2% max pain AMZN 2026-11-20 320 call 24,415 7,542 -16,873 -69.1% max pain META 2026-10-16 695 call 2,760 901 -1,859 -67.4% max pain META 2026-10-16 805 call 3,334 1,225 -2,109 -63.3% max pain META 2026-10-16 810 call 3,684 1,481 -2,203 -59.8% max pain DASH 2026-11-20 250 call 5,430 2,197 -3,233 -59.5% max pain META 2026-10-16 780 call 6,516 2,687 -3,829 -58.8% max pain MCD 2026-10-16 255 put 1,363 597 -766 -56.2% max pain META 2026-10-16 815 call 5,703 2,568 -3,135 -55% max pain META 2026-10-16 830 call 7,066 3,211 -3,855 -54.6% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 268 put 64,540 30,116 -34,424 -53.3% max pain TLT 2026-10-16 77 put 49,220 24,322 -24,898 -50.6% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed QQQ 670 put +191,240 25 QQQ 660 put -160,882 19 SPY 660 put -116,457 18 SPY 745 put +111,325 23 TLT 80 call +79,130 28 SPY 700 put +76,706 31 SPY 730 put +72,005 29 INTC 130 call +64,967 23 TLT 79 call +62,247 28 TLT 75 put +50,541 28 SPY 725 put +49,001 24 XLF 54 put +48,197 20 XLF 54.5 put +45,057 12 TLT 79 put -43,777 23 QQQ 735 put +40,085 25 XLU 40 call +40,023 16 IWM 266 put +39,753 12 XLE 58 put +35,161 9 SPX 7,000 put +34,382 47 QQQ 720 put +34,240 25
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +765,321 +257,349 +507,972 QQQ Index ETF +703,722 +220,666 +483,056 SPX Index +691,673 +294,859 +396,814 TLT ETF +441,084 +349,767 +91,317 IWM Index ETF +324,949 +139,830 +185,119 TSLA Stock +265,208 +179,030 +86,178 INTC Stock +220,342 +129,385 +90,957 XLF ETF +188,641 +42,947 +145,694 AMZN Stock +114,902 +71,567 +43,335 XLE ETF +111,667 +8,224 +103,443
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts XLB ETF -12,256 -9,123 -3,133 ZTS Stock -42 -58 +16 CFG Stock -28 +15 -43
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