Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-09-28 Next session: 2026-09-30 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-09-29 vs 2026-09-28
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. 5 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 71,204 contracts changed open interest: +6,016,139 added, -1,084,183 removed, net +4,931,956 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-10-16 80 call 69,172 135,120 +65,948 max pain SPX 2026-11-13 6,400 put 5 60,549 +60,544 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 745 put 1,038 61,466 +60,428 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 725 put 1,988 62,404 +60,416 max pain SPX 2026-11-13 6,300 put 60 58,815 +58,755 max pain TLT 2026-10-30 79 put 3,370 43,276 +39,906 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 736 put 21,750 60,352 +38,602 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 780 call 7,994 43,624 +35,630 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 78 call 8,365 41,968 +33,603 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 725 put 46,452 78,584 +32,132 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 745 put 47,990 79,933 +31,943 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 79 call 33,859 65,690 +31,831 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 690 put 29,114 60,803 +31,689 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 75,860 104,817 +28,957 max pain TLT 2026-10-02 80 call 27,483 55,747 +28,264 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 265 put 37,298 61,248 +23,950 max pain BAC 2026-10-02 54 put 4,581 27,387 +22,806 max pain TLT 2026-10-02 79 call 24,269 46,213 +21,944 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 730 put 46,520 67,863 +21,343 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 729 put 18,649 39,041 +20,392 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLF 2027-03-19 61 put 33,566 3,822 -29,744 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 80 put 45,180 15,912 -29,268 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 100 call 420,965 392,492 -28,473 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 35,553 9,021 -26,532 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 93 call 44,284 18,776 -25,508 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 680 put 67,201 48,661 -18,540 max pain XLF 2026-10-16 56 put 150,393 134,625 -15,768 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 81 put 15,399 165 -15,234 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 732 put 72,155 58,210 -13,945 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 761 put 48,629 36,847 -11,782 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 285 put 41,457 30,281 -11,176 max pain XLF 2026-10-16 57 put 48,414 38,287 -10,127 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 290 put 14,688 4,581 -10,107 max pain LYFT 2027-03-19 13 put 31,436 21,436 -10,000 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 280 put 106,004 97,318 -8,686 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 721 call 13,776 5,762 -8,014 max pain SPX 2026-10-02 8,000 call 18,025 10,086 -7,939 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 715 call 10,628 3,048 -7,580 max pain XLU 2026-12-18 44 call 25,641 18,344 -7,297 QQQ 2026-09-30 735 call 14,325 7,104 -7,221 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-23 745 put 1,038 61,466 +60,428 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 725 put 1,988 62,404 +60,416 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 736 put 21,750 60,352 +38,602 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 780 call 7,994 43,624 +35,630 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 725 put 46,452 78,584 +32,132 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 745 put 47,990 79,933 +31,943 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 690 put 29,114 60,803 +31,689 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 75,860 104,817 +28,957 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 265 put 37,298 61,248 +23,950 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 730 put 46,520 67,863 +21,343 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 35,553 9,021 -26,532 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 680 put 67,201 48,661 -18,540 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 732 put 72,155 58,210 -13,945 max pain SPY 2026-09-30 761 put 48,629 36,847 -11,782 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 285 put 41,457 30,281 -11,176 max pain IWM 2026-09-30 290 put 14,688 4,581 -10,107 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 280 put 106,004 97,318 -8,686 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 721 call 13,776 5,762 -8,014 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 715 call 10,628 3,048 -7,580 max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 735 call 14,325 7,104 -7,221 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change BAC 2026-10-02 54 put 4,581 27,387 +22,806 max pain INTC 2026-10-02 128 call 2,769 19,816 +17,047 max pain AAPL 2026-09-30 337.5 call 1,193 14,542 +13,349 max pain WFC 2026-10-02 80 put 9,023 21,511 +12,488 max pain AAPL 2026-09-30 335 call 1,968 11,968 +10,000 max pain META 2026-12-18 720 put 714 10,711 +9,997 max pain RIVN 2029-01-19 8 put 5,324 15,300 +9,976 max pain CPNG 2027-01-15 17 call 3,404 13,106 +9,702 max pain SOFI 2026-10-02 16 call 7,644 16,674 +9,030 max pain MDT 2026-10-16 90 call 5,348 13,228 +7,880 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change LYFT 2027-03-19 13 put 31,436 21,436 -10,000 max pain AMC 2026-10-02 3 put 19,311 12,992 -6,319 max pain AVGO 2026-10-30 420 call 12,866 7,085 -5,781 max pain META 2028-01-21 1,020 put 10,045 4,554 -5,491 max pain AAPL 2026-10-02 350 put 5,424 514 -4,910 max pain RIVN 2028-01-21 12 put 31,931 27,080 -4,851 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 62.5 put 7,521 3,240 -4,281 max pain TSLA 2026-10-05 390 call 10,347 6,406 -3,941 max pain MSTR 2026-10-02 170 call 44,862 41,023 -3,839 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 500 call 17,747 13,971 -3,776 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +3,015,604 -467,062 +2,548,542 Puts +3,000,535 -617,121 +2,383,414
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-10-16 80 call 69,172 135,120 +65,948 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 780 call 7,994 43,624 +35,630 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 78 call 8,365 41,968 +33,603 max pain TLT 2026-09-30 79 call 33,859 65,690 +31,831 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 75,860 104,817 +28,957 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPX 2026-11-13 6,400 put 5 60,549 +60,544 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 745 put 1,038 61,466 +60,428 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 725 put 1,988 62,404 +60,416 max pain SPX 2026-11-13 6,300 put 60 58,815 +58,755 max pain TLT 2026-10-30 79 put 3,370 43,276 +39,906 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 2026-10-23 745 put 1,038 61,466 +60,428 +5,821.6% max pain SPY 2026-10-23 725 put 1,988 62,404 +60,416 +3,039% max pain TLT 2026-11-06 78 put 1,006 16,525 +15,519 +1,542.6% max pain TLT 2026-10-30 79 put 3,370 43,276 +39,906 +1,184.2% max pain AAPL 2026-09-30 337.5 call 1,193 14,542 +13,349 +1,118.9% max pain SPX 2026-10-09 6,800 put 1,153 13,672 +12,519 +1,085.8% max pain RIVN 2026-10-30 16 call 1,061 8,137 +7,076 +666.9% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 605 put 1,579 11,802 +10,223 +647.4% max pain TLT 2026-12-18 73 put 2,598 19,340 +16,742 +644.4% max pain INTC 2026-10-02 128 call 2,769 19,816 +17,047 +615.6% max pain META 2026-09-30 680 put 1,227 8,510 +7,283 +593.6% max pain XLE 2026-11-20 50 put 1,930 12,967 +11,037 +571.9% max pain SPX 2026-10-30 6,875 put 1,524 9,370 +7,846 +514.8% max pain AAPL 2026-09-30 335 call 1,968 11,968 +10,000 +508.1% max pain BAC 2026-10-02 54 put 4,581 27,387 +22,806 +497.8% max pain SPX 2026-10-02 7,490 put 1,317 7,471 +6,154 +467.3% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 748 call 1,907 10,519 +8,612 +451.6% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 780 call 7,994 43,624 +35,630 +445.7% max pain SPX 2026-10-02 7,480 put 1,319 7,150 +5,831 +442.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 790 call 3,697 19,851 +16,154 +436.9% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % IWM 2027-12-17 350 put 1,500 0 -1,500 -100% max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 450 put 3,360 5 -3,355 -99.9% max pain AAPL 2026-10-02 347.5 put 1,741 1 -1,740 -99.9% max pain XLF 2026-09-30 56 put 6,901 31 -6,870 -99.6% max pain BAC 2026-10-02 59 put 2,887 15 -2,872 -99.5% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 81 put 15,399 165 -15,234 -98.9% max pain SPY 2026-09-30 776 put 1,142 26 -1,116 -97.7% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 299 put 2,304 61 -2,243 -97.4% max pain AAPL 2026-10-02 350 put 5,424 514 -4,910 -90.5% max pain AAPL 2026-09-30 340 put 2,842 292 -2,550 -89.7% max pain XLF 2027-03-19 61 put 33,566 3,822 -29,744 -88.6% max pain SPY 2026-09-30 775 put 7,378 1,421 -5,957 -80.7% max pain TSLA 2026-09-30 380 put 1,056 233 -823 -77.9% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 300 put 4,875 1,183 -3,692 -75.7% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 726 call 35,553 9,021 -26,532 -74.6% max pain QQQ 2026-09-30 715 call 10,628 3,048 -7,580 -71.3% max pain IWM 2026-09-30 290 put 14,688 4,581 -10,107 -68.8% max pain TLT 2026-09-30 80 put 45,180 15,912 -29,268 -64.8% max pain AMZN 2028-01-21 350 put 5,076 1,904 -3,172 -62.5% max pain SPY 2026-09-30 774 put 1,253 508 -745 -59.5% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed TLT 80 call +156,754 29 SPY 745 put +113,403 26 SPY 725 put +110,601 27 TLT 79 call +90,024 27 TLT 78 call +72,747 29 SPX 6,300 put +72,683 25 SPX 6,400 put +62,015 30 SPX 7,000 put +51,705 50 IWM 265 put +48,618 22 TLT 80 put -46,856 27 SPX 8,000 put +45,907 24 SPX 7,000 call +44,176 18 QQQ 690 put +41,378 23 SPX 8,000 call +41,061 50 TLT 79 put +40,486 26 QQQ 736 put +40,106 17 SPY 780 call +37,677 27 TLT 78 put +37,185 28 TLT 77 put +33,895 26 TLT 73 put +30,503 21
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPX Index +892,902 +326,018 +566,884 SPY Index ETF +836,067 +345,554 +490,513 TLT ETF +600,791 +437,388 +163,403 QQQ Index ETF +425,438 +116,831 +308,607 IWM Index ETF +211,827 +107,057 +104,770 AAPL Stock +171,773 +124,752 +47,021 TSLA Stock +169,320 +105,357 +63,963 META Stock +148,792 +95,575 +53,217 INTC Stock +123,932 +83,566 +40,366 XLU ETF +118,356 +62,991 +55,365
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts LYFT Stock -5,363 +3,113 -8,476 ZM Stock -768 -1,324 +556 KMI Stock -324 +454 -778 CFG Stock -36 -61 +25
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