Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-10-06 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-10-07 vs 2026-10-06
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. 6 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 70,527 contracts changed open interest: +5,791,489 added, -1,660,611 removed, net +4,130,878 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLF 2026-11-20 56 call 44,024 106,028 +62,004 max pain SOFI 2026-11-20 13 put 5,028 66,931 +61,903 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 60 call 13,333 69,658 +56,325 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 53 put 69,707 125,460 +55,753 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 270 put 88,858 131,336 +42,478 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 36 put 19,092 61,369 +42,277 max pain SPY 2026-10-08 738 put 980 37,129 +36,149 max pain SPY 2026-10-08 739 put 744 34,147 +33,403 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 765 put 4,391 29,703 +25,312 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 740 put 81,801 106,842 +25,041 max pain IWM 2026-10-14 255 put 3 24,186 +24,183 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 264 put 24,207 47,687 +23,480 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 39 put 13,693 36,546 +22,853 max pain SPX 2027-03-19 8,000 call 73,838 96,025 +22,187 max pain SPX 2027-03-19 8,000 put 70,089 92,013 +21,924 max pain IWM 2026-10-15 250 put 164 20,014 +19,850 max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 730 put 2,520 22,173 +19,653 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 call 42,618 61,148 +18,530 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 710 put 2,330 20,337 +18,007 max pain SPX 2027-03-19 7,000 call 94,376 112,363 +17,987 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 114,376 76,048 -38,328 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 725 put 62,454 29,047 -33,407 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 745 put 63,541 30,426 -33,115 max pain AMC 2027-01-15 3 put 37,647 10,636 -27,011 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 170 put 84,121 59,313 -24,808 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 220 put 67,878 43,093 -24,785 max pain XLP 2026-12-18 78 put 112,265 92,268 -19,997 EWZ 2026-10-16 41 call 63,398 44,228 -19,170 max pain EWZ 2026-10-09 45 call 47,795 29,514 -18,281 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 49 call 78,041 61,444 -16,597 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 47 call 145,204 128,687 -16,517 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 call 316,414 300,741 -15,673 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 44 call 126,048 111,218 -14,830 max pain EWZ 2026-10-16 40 call 142,502 127,765 -14,737 max pain SPX 2026-12-18 8,000 put 294,246 279,556 -14,690 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 45 call 695,700 681,972 -13,728 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 125,877 112,272 -13,605 max pain XLF 2026-12-18 57 call 33,158 19,654 -13,504 max pain XLF 2026-12-18 61 call 16,132 2,776 -13,356 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 745 put 45,792 32,695 -13,097 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-11-20 270 put 88,858 131,336 +42,478 max pain SPY 2026-10-08 738 put 980 37,129 +36,149 max pain SPY 2026-10-08 739 put 744 34,147 +33,403 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 765 put 4,391 29,703 +25,312 max pain SPY 2026-10-30 740 put 81,801 106,842 +25,041 max pain IWM 2026-10-14 255 put 3 24,186 +24,183 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 264 put 24,207 47,687 +23,480 max pain IWM 2026-10-15 250 put 164 20,014 +19,850 max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 730 put 2,520 22,173 +19,653 max pain SPY 2026-10-09 710 put 2,330 20,337 +18,007 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 272 put 114,376 76,048 -38,328 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 725 put 62,454 29,047 -33,407 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 745 put 63,541 30,426 -33,115 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 275 put 125,877 112,272 -13,605 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 745 put 45,792 32,695 -13,097 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 725 put 58,432 46,017 -12,415 max pain QQQ 2027-06-17 840 call 23,649 11,251 -12,398 max pain SPY 2026-11-20 740 put 51,343 39,978 -11,365 max pain QQQ 2027-06-17 880 call 40,501 31,118 -9,383 max pain QQQ 2026-11-06 675 put 10,469 2,863 -7,606 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SOFI 2026-11-20 13 put 5,028 66,931 +61,903 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 call 42,618 61,148 +18,530 max pain AAPL 2026-10-09 345 call 9,198 18,627 +9,429 max pain NVDA 2026-10-09 242.5 call 25,727 34,001 +8,274 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 55 call 13,409 21,643 +8,234 max pain AAPL 2026-10-09 347.5 call 10,772 18,893 +8,121 max pain WFC 2026-10-30 72 put 3 8,032 +8,029 max pain WMB 2026-11-13 64 put 0 8,000 +8,000 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 56 call 5,369 13,271 +7,902 max pain BA 2026-11-13 165 put 2 7,509 +7,507 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change AMC 2027-01-15 3 put 37,647 10,636 -27,011 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 170 put 84,121 59,313 -24,808 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 220 put 67,878 43,093 -24,785 max pain NVDA 2027-03-19 260 call 49,559 40,262 -9,297 max pain BAC 2026-10-09 56 call 15,481 7,016 -8,465 max pain AMC 2026-10-30 2.5 put 16,377 8,650 -7,727 max pain BAC 2026-10-09 57 call 13,254 5,789 -7,465 max pain AMC 2026-10-23 2.5 put 18,823 11,651 -7,172 max pain AMZN 2026-10-09 260 call 23,899 17,052 -6,847 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 160 call 59,887 54,037 -5,850 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +2,626,305 -807,608 +1,818,697 Puts +3,165,184 -853,003 +2,312,181
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLF 2026-11-20 56 call 44,024 106,028 +62,004 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 60 call 13,333 69,658 +56,325 max pain SPX 2027-03-19 8,000 call 73,838 96,025 +22,187 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 call 42,618 61,148 +18,530 max pain SPX 2027-03-19 7,000 call 94,376 112,363 +17,987 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SOFI 2026-11-20 13 put 5,028 66,931 +61,903 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 53 put 69,707 125,460 +55,753 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 270 put 88,858 131,336 +42,478 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 36 put 19,092 61,369 +42,277 max pain SPY 2026-10-08 738 put 980 37,129 +36,149 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 2026-11-20 739 put 1,049 16,970 +15,921 +1,517.7% max pain SPY 2026-10-08 778 call 1,055 15,937 +14,882 +1,410.6% max pain SOFI 2026-11-20 13 put 5,028 66,931 +61,903 +1,231.2% max pain XLU 2026-10-23 43 call 1,067 11,846 +10,779 +1,010.2% QQQ 2026-10-08 750 put 1,469 13,710 +12,241 +833.3% max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 730 put 2,520 22,173 +19,653 +779.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 710 put 2,330 20,337 +18,007 +772.8% max pain QQQ 2026-10-08 748 put 1,284 9,841 +8,557 +666.4% max pain SPX 2027-02-19 7,250 put 2,274 17,384 +15,110 +664.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 765 put 4,391 29,703 +25,312 +576.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-09 715 put 3,010 20,233 +17,223 +572.2% max pain SPY 2026-10-08 783 call 2,028 13,061 +11,033 +544% max pain SPY 2026-11-13 810 call 1,526 9,819 +8,293 +543.4% max pain SPY 2026-10-08 776 put 1,382 8,623 +7,241 +524% max pain QQQ 2026-10-08 760 call 1,031 5,832 +4,801 +465.7% max pain BMY 2026-11-20 57.5 put 1,275 6,917 +5,642 +442.5% max pain IWM 2026-10-09 279 call 1,065 5,756 +4,691 +440.5% max pain QQQ 2026-10-08 765 call 2,197 11,818 +9,621 +437.9% max pain AMC 2026-11-06 2.5 call 1,052 5,539 +4,487 +426.5% max pain XLF 2026-11-20 60 call 13,333 69,658 +56,325 +422.4% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % IWM 2026-10-16 294 put 1,686 2 -1,684 -99.9% max pain IWM 2026-10-08 284 put 1,470 1 -1,469 -99.9% max pain GLD 2026-10-08 390 put 1,214 1 -1,213 -99.9% max pain GLD 2026-10-08 392 put 1,207 2 -1,205 -99.8% max pain TLT 2026-10-09 79.5 put 1,322 9 -1,313 -99.3% max pain XLF 2027-03-31 59 put 1,024 35 -989 -96.6% max pain QQQ 2026-10-08 770 put 1,215 60 -1,155 -95.1% max pain GLD 2027-01-15 460 put 2,119 148 -1,971 -93% max pain IWM 2026-10-09 287 put 1,500 180 -1,320 -88% max pain AXP 2026-12-18 220 call 1,206 188 -1,018 -84.4% max pain XLF 2026-12-18 61 call 16,132 2,776 -13,356 -82.8% max pain NVDA 2026-11-13 230 put 3,479 863 -2,616 -75.2% max pain AMD 2028-01-21 520 put 2,534 671 -1,863 -73.5% max pain QQQ 2026-11-06 675 put 10,469 2,863 -7,606 -72.7% max pain AMC 2027-01-15 3 put 37,647 10,636 -27,011 -71.7% max pain TLT 2027-03-19 89 put 1,125 335 -790 -70.2% max pain SPX 2026-11-06 6,200 put 7,374 2,606 -4,768 -64.7% max pain SOFI 2026-10-09 17.5 put 4,845 1,729 -3,116 -64.3% max pain MA 2026-10-09 585 call 1,202 438 -764 -63.6% max pain SPX 2026-10-23 7,725 call 1,270 472 -798 -62.8% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed XLF 56 call +83,673 15 XLF 60 call +71,446 9 SOFI 13 put +66,132 17 XLF 53 put +61,920 17 SPY 739 put +50,628 15 EWZ 36 put +42,383 8 SPY 745 put -41,582 24 IWM 270 put +40,239 24 SPY 725 put -39,610 24 SPY 738 put +36,961 17 SPY 765 put +36,252 27 IWM 250 put +34,133 22 EWZ 45 call -33,165 18 TLT 77 call +30,477 27 IWM 272 put -30,352 16 QQQ 730 put +28,806 27 TLT 82 call +28,708 26 IWM 264 put +28,401 12 TLT 78 call +28,359 27 INTC 120 call +28,171 21
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +764,668 +279,775 +484,893 SPX Index +611,455 +227,184 +384,271 QQQ Index ETF +378,093 +74,426 +303,667 IWM Index ETF +349,513 +147,848 +201,665 XLF ETF +248,725 +138,920 +109,805 TLT ETF +215,931 +174,644 +41,287 SOFI Stock +118,228 +38,782 +79,446 INTC Stock +117,055 +83,340 +33,715 NVDA Stock +109,416 +71,915 +37,501 TSLA Stock +96,231 +51,450 +44,781
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts AMC Stock -31,497 +9,562 -41,059 XLP ETF -18,319 +1,115 -19,434 XLU ETF -8,525 -14,430 +5,905 FXI ETF -4,432 +1,454 -5,886 KWEB ETF -2,819 -1,007 -1,812 HAL Stock -605 +86 -691 TGT Stock -261 +689 -950 GPN Stock -246 -265 +19 FITB Stock -23 -65 +42 KEY Stock -11 -39 +28
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