Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-10-08 Next session: 2026-10-12 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-10-09 vs 2026-10-08
Computed from the Oct 9 settlement.
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.
168 of 214 archived US symbols compared. The other 46 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 3 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 81,660 contracts changed open interest: +7,900,900 added, -1,436,602 removed, net +6,464,298 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2028-01-21 95 call 88,637 257,823 +169,186 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 55 call 18,808 134,570 +115,762 max pain NVDA 2027-02-19 120 put 1,069 113,613 +112,544 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 50 call 86,424 163,218 +76,794 max pain NVDA 2027-02-19 165 put 6,977 81,316 +74,339 max pain EWZ 2026-12-18 46 call 278,335 350,769 +72,434 max pain EWZ 2026-12-18 50 call 329,434 387,170 +57,736 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 54 call 5,034 54,415 +49,381 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 110 put 9,601 53,629 +44,028 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 37 put 82,059 119,026 +36,967 max pain INTC 2026-10-23 115 call 4,257 39,675 +35,418 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 34 put 137,770 172,543 +34,773 max pain QQQ 2026-10-12 560 put 515 34,975 +34,460 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 47 call 6,332 36,506 +30,174 max pain INTC 2028-01-21 90 call 1,687 31,849 +30,162 max pain INTC 2028-01-21 125 call 5,494 35,563 +30,069 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 237.5 call 12,685 42,425 +29,740 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 785 call 44,310 73,902 +29,592 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 45 call 682,144 707,827 +25,683 max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 275 call 5,140 29,957 +24,817 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2028-01-21 100 call 401,354 237,619 -163,735 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 180 put 155,649 57,279 -98,370 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 120 call 447,399 410,433 -36,966 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 180 call 93,552 63,574 -29,978 max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 260 call 29,808 4,977 -24,831 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 130 call 94,315 72,533 -21,782 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 160 call 53,795 35,963 -17,832 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 269 put 74,744 60,613 -14,131 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 279 put 59,603 46,099 -13,504 max pain SPY 2026-11-20 736 put 31,013 17,862 -13,151 max pain FXI 2027-01-15 36 put 67,856 55,052 -12,804 max pain XLF 2027-01-15 57 put 26,763 14,264 -12,499 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 77 put 102,034 89,867 -12,167 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 55 call 33,636 21,941 -11,695 max pain GME 2026-10-16 25 call 37,461 27,507 -9,954 max pain XLU 2026-10-16 41 call 43,958 34,051 -9,907 TLT 2026-11-20 75 put 99,402 89,721 -9,681 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 40 call 151,856 142,405 -9,451 max pain SPY 2026-10-14 790 call 28,501 19,101 -9,400 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 270 put 36,254 26,974 -9,280 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change QQQ 2026-10-12 560 put 515 34,975 +34,460 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 785 call 44,310 73,902 +29,592 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 271 put 38,478 61,129 +22,651 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 772 put 15,109 36,422 +21,313 max pain SPY 2026-10-12 748 put 393 21,425 +21,032 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 265 put 94,390 114,992 +20,602 max pain SPY 2026-10-12 726 put 49 15,519 +15,470 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 286 call 5,204 19,678 +14,474 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 790 call 5,254 19,691 +14,437 max pain SPY 2026-10-12 746 put 557 14,622 +14,065 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 269 put 74,744 60,613 -14,131 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 279 put 59,603 46,099 -13,504 max pain SPY 2026-11-20 736 put 31,013 17,862 -13,151 max pain SPY 2026-10-14 790 call 28,501 19,101 -9,400 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 270 put 36,254 26,974 -9,280 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 270 put 77,910 69,896 -8,014 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 280 put 87,849 82,111 -5,738 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 748 put 22,265 16,919 -5,346 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 264 put 51,455 46,143 -5,312 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 725 put 29,241 25,152 -4,089 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change NVDA 2027-02-19 120 put 1,069 113,613 +112,544 max pain NVDA 2027-02-19 165 put 6,977 81,316 +74,339 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 110 put 9,601 53,629 +44,028 max pain INTC 2026-10-23 115 call 4,257 39,675 +35,418 max pain INTC 2028-01-21 90 call 1,687 31,849 +30,162 max pain INTC 2028-01-21 125 call 5,494 35,563 +30,069 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 237.5 call 12,685 42,425 +29,740 max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 275 call 5,140 29,957 +24,817 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 140 put 983 23,928 +22,945 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 232.5 call 17,359 39,819 +22,460 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change NVDA 2027-01-15 180 put 155,649 57,279 -98,370 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 180 call 93,552 63,574 -29,978 max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 260 call 29,808 4,977 -24,831 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 130 call 94,315 72,533 -21,782 max pain INTC 2026-10-16 160 call 53,795 35,963 -17,832 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 55 call 33,636 21,941 -11,695 max pain GME 2026-10-16 25 call 37,461 27,507 -9,954 max pain NFLX 2026-11-20 65 put 28,910 19,934 -8,976 max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 400 call 31,253 24,259 -6,994 max pain NVDA 2027-06-17 260 call 30,963 25,015 -5,948 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +4,051,303 -870,742 +3,180,561 Puts +3,849,597 -565,860 +3,283,737
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2028-01-21 95 call 88,637 257,823 +169,186 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 55 call 18,808 134,570 +115,762 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 50 call 86,424 163,218 +76,794 max pain EWZ 2026-12-18 46 call 278,335 350,769 +72,434 max pain EWZ 2026-12-18 50 call 329,434 387,170 +57,736 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change NVDA 2027-02-19 120 put 1,069 113,613 +112,544 max pain NVDA 2027-02-19 165 put 6,977 81,316 +74,339 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 110 put 9,601 53,629 +44,028 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 37 put 82,059 119,026 +36,967 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 34 put 137,770 172,543 +34,773 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 % NVDA 2027-02-19 120 put 1,069 113,613 +112,544 +10,528% max pain SPX 2026-10-23 6,800 put 1,095 24,231 +23,136 +2,112.9% max pain INTC 2028-01-21 90 call 1,687 31,849 +30,162 +1,787.9% max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 235 put 1,285 20,195 +18,910 +1,471.6% max pain TSLA 2026-10-16 215 put 1,055 14,904 +13,849 +1,312.7% max pain NVDA 2027-02-19 165 put 6,977 81,316 +74,339 +1,065.5% max pain EWZ 2028-01-21 28 put 1,019 11,019 +10,000 +981.4% max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 54 call 5,034 54,415 +49,381 +980.9% max pain CVX 2026-10-16 225 call 1,133 11,227 +10,094 +890.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-12 727 put 1,326 13,035 +11,709 +883% max pain INTC 2026-10-23 115 call 4,257 39,675 +35,418 +832% max pain INTC 2026-10-23 125 call 2,845 24,136 +21,291 +748.4% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 706 put 1,109 9,198 +8,089 +729.4% max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 225 put 1,757 13,538 +11,781 +670.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-12 778 put 1,061 7,820 +6,759 +637% max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 55 call 18,808 134,570 +115,762 +615.5% max pain INTC 2028-01-21 125 call 5,494 35,563 +30,069 +547.3% max pain PLTR 2026-10-16 212.5 call 1,682 10,557 +8,875 +527.6% max pain PLTR 2026-10-16 207.5 call 2,314 14,493 +12,179 +526.3% max pain SPY 2026-10-12 733 put 1,774 10,716 +8,942 +504.1% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % MCD 2026-11-13 240 call 1,540 111 -1,429 -92.8% max pain AMZN 2026-10-30 260 call 29,808 4,977 -24,831 -83.3% max pain TMO 2026-10-16 655 put 1,046 195 -851 -81.4% max pain GME 2026-12-18 21 call 7,556 2,287 -5,269 -69.7% max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 180 put 155,649 57,279 -98,370 -63.2% max pain QQQ 2028-06-16 295 put 1,159 465 -694 -59.9% max pain DIA 2026-10-16 519 call 1,997 813 -1,184 -59.3% max pain IWM 2026-10-23 271 put 6,961 3,065 -3,896 -56% max pain EWZ 2026-10-30 37 call 2,254 1,055 -1,199 -53.2% max pain QQQ 2026-11-20 755 put 5,153 2,451 -2,702 -52.4% max pain AAPL 2026-10-12 340 put 1,873 901 -972 -51.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-23 761 put 6,287 3,210 -3,077 -48.9% max pain EWY 2026-10-30 210 call 1,462 762 -700 -47.9% max pain ISRG 2026-11-20 350 call 1,047 547 -500 -47.8% max pain ISRG 2026-11-20 360 call 1,007 532 -475 -47.2% max pain XLF 2027-01-15 57 put 26,763 14,264 -12,499 -46.7% max pain SOFI 2026-11-20 28 call 4,892 2,610 -2,282 -46.6% max pain SPY 2027-02-26 750 put 1,260 674 -586 -46.5% max pain META 2028-01-21 730 call 1,829 981 -848 -46.4% max pain XLE 2027-06-17 45 call 6,479 3,479 -3,000 -46.3% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed TLT 95 call +169,380 14 TLT 100 call -163,296 18 EWZ 50 call +150,782 12 NVDA 120 put +121,210 14 EWZ 55 call +115,884 8 NVDA 180 put -95,050 24 NVDA 165 put +74,869 20 EWZ 46 call +74,500 12 INTC 125 call +51,505 20 EWZ 54 call +49,419 5 EWZ 45 call +47,642 11 NVDA 110 put +44,103 12 EWZ 37 put +40,202 9 NVDA 235 call +39,745 24 INTC 115 call +39,165 20 SPY 785 call +39,036 21 NVDA 232.5 call +38,253 6 EWZ 47 call +38,213 11 TLT 120 call -36,780 5 EWZ 48 call +35,694 10
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPX Index +769,026 +223,412 +545,614 SPY Index ETF +737,749 +228,351 +509,398 EWZ ETF +678,888 +523,462 +155,426 QQQ Index ETF +528,527 +174,659 +353,868 NVDA Stock +502,741 +184,445 +318,296 TSLA Stock +285,559 +133,166 +152,393 INTC Stock +271,597 +167,489 +104,108 AAPL Stock +200,192 +92,755 +107,437 PLTR Stock +177,478 +89,149 +88,329 IWM Index ETF +172,216 +102,223 +69,993
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts XLU ETF -5,799 -20,319 +14,520 KEY Stock -162 -88 -74 FITB Stock -59 -50 -9
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