Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-10-02 Next session: 2026-10-06 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-10-05 vs 2026-10-02
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.
155 of 212 archived US symbols compared. The other 57 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, 78,539 contracts changed open interest: +6,406,373 added, -1,065,612 removed, net +5,340,761 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-11-30 570 put 1,080 76,080 +75,000 max pain SPY 2026-11-30 675 put 974 75,680 +74,706 max pain QQQ 2026-10-06 749 put 1,334 53,704 +52,370 max pain CMG 2026-12-18 25 put 4,151 51,645 +47,494 max pain DVN 2026-11-20 50 call 34,730 61,691 +26,961 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 284 call 672 25,984 +25,312 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 270 put 13,100 37,081 +23,981 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 92,987 115,169 +22,182 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 269 put 10,221 31,359 +21,138 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 289 call 4,571 24,672 +20,101 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 767 put 46,642 64,556 +17,914 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 76 put 22,355 39,329 +16,974 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 109,589 125,938 +16,349 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 70 put 12,714 28,993 +16,279 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 53 put 52,779 68,814 +16,035 max pain XLF 2027-06-17 55 put 6,379 21,379 +15,000 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 267 put 3,165 18,136 +14,971 max pain XLU 2027-01-15 44 call 9,095 23,937 +14,842 TLT 2026-10-12 83 call 13,217 28,037 +14,820 max pain SPY 2026-10-06 777 call 2,141 16,737 +14,596 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-09 787 call 234,105 33,367 -200,738 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 815 call 37,280 16,704 -20,576 max pain XLF 2026-10-16 54.5 put 114,445 98,340 -16,105 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 270 put 101,788 86,064 -15,724 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 82 put 31,128 17,138 -13,990 max pain QQQ 2026-10-06 740 put 25,530 14,129 -11,401 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 780 call 44,701 34,679 -10,022 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 268 put 25,610 15,724 -9,886 max pain IWM 2026-10-09 285 call 27,977 18,106 -9,871 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 795 call 12,953 3,851 -9,102 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 74 put 16,627 8,828 -7,799 max pain SLB 2026-11-20 57.5 call 11,870 4,808 -7,062 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 78 put 45,739 38,743 -6,996 max pain TLT 2026-10-16 80 call 136,287 129,433 -6,854 max pain TLT 2027-01-15 90 put 50,573 43,952 -6,621 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 660 put 31,750 25,157 -6,593 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 277 put 49,185 42,638 -6,547 max pain META 2026-10-30 1,000 call 7,685 1,315 -6,370 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 262 put 16,794 10,468 -6,326 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 695 put 36,680 30,450 -6,230 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-11-30 570 put 1,080 76,080 +75,000 max pain SPY 2026-11-30 675 put 974 75,680 +74,706 max pain QQQ 2026-10-06 749 put 1,334 53,704 +52,370 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 284 call 672 25,984 +25,312 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 270 put 13,100 37,081 +23,981 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 92,987 115,169 +22,182 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 269 put 10,221 31,359 +21,138 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 289 call 4,571 24,672 +20,101 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 767 put 46,642 64,556 +17,914 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 109,589 125,938 +16,349 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-09 787 call 234,105 33,367 -200,738 max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 815 call 37,280 16,704 -20,576 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 270 put 101,788 86,064 -15,724 max pain QQQ 2026-10-06 740 put 25,530 14,129 -11,401 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 780 call 44,701 34,679 -10,022 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 268 put 25,610 15,724 -9,886 max pain IWM 2026-10-09 285 call 27,977 18,106 -9,871 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 795 call 12,953 3,851 -9,102 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 660 put 31,750 25,157 -6,593 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 277 put 49,185 42,638 -6,547 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change CMG 2026-12-18 25 put 4,151 51,645 +47,494 max pain DVN 2026-11-20 50 call 34,730 61,691 +26,961 max pain SOFI 2026-10-09 16.5 call 8,039 21,038 +12,999 max pain SLB 2026-11-20 50 call 1,126 11,608 +10,482 max pain SLB 2027-01-15 65 call 82,704 92,704 +10,000 max pain LCID 2026-10-09 4 put 691 10,316 +9,625 max pain COIN 2026-12-18 185 call 952 10,250 +9,298 max pain SOFI 2026-10-09 17 call 12,698 21,820 +9,122 max pain INTC 2026-10-30 88 put 668 9,369 +8,701 max pain TSLA 2026-10-07 380 call 1,654 10,220 +8,566 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SLB 2026-11-20 57.5 call 11,870 4,808 -7,062 max pain META 2026-10-30 1,000 call 7,685 1,315 -6,370 max pain META 2026-10-16 700 call 21,373 16,516 -4,857 max pain COIN 2026-10-16 150 call 9,778 5,084 -4,694 max pain U 2026-10-16 46 call 71,710 67,677 -4,033 max pain INTC 2026-10-30 130 call 10,775 7,461 -3,314 max pain INTC 2027-01-15 87.5 put 6,538 4,038 -2,500 max pain UBER 2026-10-16 70 call 6,881 4,451 -2,430 max pain META 2027-03-19 1,100 call 4,052 1,667 -2,385 max pain MSFT 2026-12-18 540 call 8,889 6,669 -2,220 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,987,290 -602,445 +2,384,845 Puts +3,419,083 -463,167 +2,955,916
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change DVN 2026-11-20 50 call 34,730 61,691 +26,961 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 284 call 672 25,984 +25,312 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 289 call 4,571 24,672 +20,101 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 785 call 109,589 125,938 +16,349 max pain XLU 2027-01-15 44 call 9,095 23,937 +14,842
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-11-30 570 put 1,080 76,080 +75,000 max pain SPY 2026-11-30 675 put 974 75,680 +74,706 max pain QQQ 2026-10-06 749 put 1,334 53,704 +52,370 max pain CMG 2026-12-18 25 put 4,151 51,645 +47,494 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 270 put 13,100 37,081 +23,981 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 2026-11-30 570 put 1,080 76,080 +75,000 +6,944.4% max pain QQQ 2026-10-06 749 put 1,334 53,704 +52,370 +3,925.8% max pain CMG 2026-12-18 25 put 4,151 51,645 +47,494 +1,144.2% max pain SPY 2026-10-12 680 put 1,019 10,825 +9,806 +962.3% max pain SLB 2026-11-20 50 call 1,126 11,608 +10,482 +930.9% max pain XLF 2027-12-17 70 call 1,732 14,688 +12,956 +748% max pain SPY 2026-10-06 777 call 2,141 16,737 +14,596 +681.7% max pain TLT 2026-10-09 74 put 1,717 12,693 +10,976 +639.3% max pain TLT 2026-12-31 73 put 1,111 7,859 +6,748 +607.4% max pain SPY 2026-10-06 773 put 1,699 10,572 +8,873 +522.2% max pain TSLA 2026-10-07 380 call 1,654 10,220 +8,566 +517.9% max pain QQQ 2026-10-08 749 put 2,204 13,380 +11,176 +507.1% max pain IWM 2026-10-06 282 put 1,534 9,235 +7,701 +502% max pain SPY 2026-10-06 785 call 1,167 6,933 +5,766 +494.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-06 770 put 2,428 14,122 +11,694 +481.6% max pain SPY 2026-10-06 776 call 1,859 10,782 +8,923 +480% max pain IWM 2026-11-20 267 put 3,165 18,136 +14,971 +473% max pain META 2026-10-09 780 call 1,099 6,080 +4,981 +453.2% max pain XLU 2026-12-18 41 call 2,845 15,725 +12,880 +452.7% IWM 2026-10-16 289 call 4,571 24,672 +20,101 +439.8% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % TLT 2026-10-09 81 put 1,306 22 -1,284 -98.3% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 787 call 234,105 33,367 -200,738 -85.7% max pain META 2026-10-30 1,000 call 7,685 1,315 -6,370 -82.9% max pain AMD 2026-10-30 670 call 1,856 456 -1,400 -75.4% max pain TLT 2026-10-07 80 put 1,222 353 -869 -71.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-23 795 call 12,953 3,851 -9,102 -70.3% max pain SPY 2026-10-23 753 put 5,873 1,805 -4,068 -69.3% max pain TLT 2026-10-09 80 put 2,676 824 -1,852 -69.2% max pain SHOP 2026-10-16 133 put 1,959 646 -1,313 -67% max pain TLT 2026-10-30 83 put 1,274 442 -832 -65.3% max pain SPX 2026-10-07 7,735 put 1,983 720 -1,263 -63.7% max pain SPY 2026-11-06 760 call 1,010 379 -631 -62.5% max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 734 put 4,115 1,553 -2,562 -62.3% max pain SLB 2026-11-20 57.5 call 11,870 4,808 -7,062 -59.5% max pain META 2027-03-19 1,100 call 4,052 1,667 -2,385 -58.9% max pain META 2026-10-23 700 put 2,485 1,061 -1,424 -57.3% max pain TLT 2026-10-09 80.5 put 1,282 553 -729 -56.9% max pain BMY 2026-10-09 60 put 1,153 497 -656 -56.9% max pain SPX 2026-10-08 7,705 put 4,113 1,776 -2,337 -56.8% max pain QQQ 2026-12-18 815 call 37,280 16,704 -20,576 -55.2% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed SPY 787 call -191,611 17 SPY 570 put +76,870 16 SPY 675 put +76,838 22 QQQ 749 put +64,142 15 CMG 25 put +48,207 13 TLT 78 call +43,873 28 SPY 770 put +38,358 31 SPY 765 put +33,797 29 IWM 275 put +29,550 26 IWM 284 call +29,221 17 DVN 50 call +27,469 11 SPY 785 call +27,287 25 IWM 272 put +25,969 16 SPY 772 put +24,989 18 SPY 767 put +24,099 17 IWM 289 call +23,778 16 TLT 77 call +23,383 28 QQQ 750 put +23,266 30 SPY 736 put +22,189 14 XLF 55 put +22,161 12
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +898,151 +110,239 +787,912 SPX Index +665,196 +331,113 +334,083 QQQ Index ETF +652,702 +167,887 +484,815 IWM Index ETF +347,281 +118,508 +228,773 TLT ETF +328,186 +237,405 +90,781 TSLA Stock +233,020 +124,696 +108,324 INTC Stock +163,852 +80,111 +83,741 MU Stock +132,385 +66,857 +65,528 AMZN Stock +120,457 +88,509 +31,948 SOFI Stock +111,838 +78,151 +33,687
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts ROKU Stock -139 -27 -112 ITW Stock -52 -94 +42 KEY Stock -49 +41 -90
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