Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-10-09 Next session: 2026-10-13 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-10-12 vs 2026-10-09
Computed from the Oct 12 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.
210 of 214 archived US symbols compared. The other 4 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 4 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 101,690 contracts changed open interest: +7,402,906 added, -1,261,884 removed, net +6,141,022 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change NVDA 2027-01-15 100 put 185,601 455,723 +270,122 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 150 put 136,835 316,906 +180,071 max pain XLP 2026-12-18 80 put 4,462 74,411 +69,949 SPY 2026-10-15 737 put 96 41,339 +41,243 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 738 put 152 37,900 +37,748 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 85 call 2,052 39,608 +37,556 max pain SNAP 2026-12-18 8 call 1,650 38,393 +36,743 max pain NVDA 2026-10-14 242.5 call 1,882 36,023 +34,141 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 75 call 7,239 39,002 +31,763 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 40 put 11,714 41,755 +30,041 max pain PLTR 2026-12-18 160 put 5,483 33,167 +27,684 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 79 call 34,149 55,744 +21,595 max pain SPY 2026-10-13 747 put 70 20,892 +20,822 max pain SPY 2026-10-21 620 put 5 20,647 +20,642 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 32 put 26,392 46,329 +19,937 max pain IWM 2026-10-14 285 call 1,284 20,419 +19,135 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 655 put 9,103 27,322 +18,219 max pain SPY 2026-10-21 625 put 0 17,781 +17,781 max pain FISV 2026-11-20 50 call 1,256 17,818 +16,562 max pain SPX 2027-04-16 8,350 call 820 16,276 +15,456 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change XLP 2026-12-18 78 put 95,244 15,311 -79,933 WMB 2026-11-20 95 call 75,300 26,837 -48,463 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 80 call 77,207 31,894 -45,313 max pain SMR 2026-10-16 11 put 14,389 7 -14,382 max pain NU 2026-11-20 14 call 131,244 117,749 -13,495 max pain ORCL 2026-10-23 155 call 19,501 8,663 -10,838 max pain SPY 2026-10-16 785 call 73,902 63,491 -10,411 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 73 put 167,295 157,333 -9,962 max pain FXI 2026-11-20 33 put 28,208 18,347 -9,861 max pain TLT 2026-12-18 85 call 69,451 59,803 -9,648 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 790 call 19,691 10,536 -9,155 max pain BAC 2026-10-30 50 put 10,264 2,504 -7,760 max pain SPX 2027-03-31 8,100 call 19,977 12,812 -7,165 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 42 call 233,364 226,251 -7,113 max pain EWZ 2026-10-16 41 call 47,682 40,570 -7,112 max pain SPX 2027-03-31 8,150 call 19,512 12,451 -7,061 max pain NIO 2026-10-16 4 put 14,935 8,001 -6,934 max pain IWM 2026-10-23 277 put 33,783 26,869 -6,914 max pain XLU 2026-10-16 42 call 43,339 36,563 -6,776 QQQ 2026-10-16 770 call 46,764 40,855 -5,909 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-15 737 put 96 41,339 +41,243 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 738 put 152 37,900 +37,748 max pain SPY 2026-10-13 747 put 70 20,892 +20,822 max pain SPY 2026-10-21 620 put 5 20,647 +20,642 max pain IWM 2026-10-14 285 call 1,284 20,419 +19,135 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 655 put 9,103 27,322 +18,219 max pain SPY 2026-10-21 625 put 0 17,781 +17,781 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 770 call 9,498 23,859 +14,361 max pain QQQ 2026-11-20 760 call 28,403 41,395 +12,992 max pain SPY 2026-10-14 733 put 689 13,537 +12,848 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change SPY 2026-10-16 785 call 73,902 63,491 -10,411 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 790 call 19,691 10,536 -9,155 max pain IWM 2026-10-23 277 put 33,783 26,869 -6,914 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 770 call 46,764 40,855 -5,909 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 750 call 38,559 35,763 -2,796 max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 715 put 16,544 14,489 -2,055 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 760 call 11,689 9,672 -2,017 max pain IWM 2027-01-15 270 put 51,301 49,367 -1,934 max pain QQQ 2026-10-30 737 put 4,391 2,493 -1,898 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 280 put 82,111 80,310 -1,801 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change NVDA 2027-01-15 100 put 185,601 455,723 +270,122 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 150 put 136,835 316,906 +180,071 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 85 call 2,052 39,608 +37,556 max pain SNAP 2026-12-18 8 call 1,650 38,393 +36,743 max pain NVDA 2026-10-14 242.5 call 1,882 36,023 +34,141 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 75 call 7,239 39,002 +31,763 max pain PLTR 2026-12-18 160 put 5,483 33,167 +27,684 max pain FISV 2026-11-20 50 call 1,256 17,818 +16,562 max pain RIVN 2029-01-19 5 put 199 15,181 +14,982 max pain INTC 2026-10-14 110 call 5,994 19,727 +13,733 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change WMB 2026-11-20 95 call 75,300 26,837 -48,463 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 80 call 77,207 31,894 -45,313 max pain SMR 2026-10-16 11 put 14,389 7 -14,382 max pain NU 2026-11-20 14 call 131,244 117,749 -13,495 max pain ORCL 2026-10-23 155 call 19,501 8,663 -10,838 max pain BAC 2026-10-30 50 put 10,264 2,504 -7,760 max pain NIO 2026-10-16 4 put 14,935 8,001 -6,934 max pain SNAP 2026-10-16 6 call 54,349 49,001 -5,348 max pain GOOGL 2026-10-16 420 call 27,405 22,407 -4,998 max pain MDT 2026-10-16 90 call 18,357 13,803 -4,554 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +3,480,196 -666,989 +2,813,207 Puts +3,922,710 -594,895 +3,327,815
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change WMB 2026-11-20 85 call 2,052 39,608 +37,556 max pain SNAP 2026-12-18 8 call 1,650 38,393 +36,743 max pain NVDA 2026-10-14 242.5 call 1,882 36,023 +34,141 max pain WMB 2026-11-20 75 call 7,239 39,002 +31,763 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 79 call 34,149 55,744 +21,595 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change NVDA 2027-01-15 100 put 185,601 455,723 +270,122 max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 150 put 136,835 316,906 +180,071 max pain XLP 2026-12-18 80 put 4,462 74,411 +69,949 SPY 2026-10-15 737 put 96 41,339 +41,243 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 738 put 152 37,900 +37,748 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 % SNAP 2026-12-18 8 call 1,650 38,393 +36,743 +2,226.8% max pain WMB 2026-11-20 85 call 2,052 39,608 +37,556 +1,830.2% max pain NVDA 2026-10-14 242.5 call 1,882 36,023 +34,141 +1,814.1% max pain XLP 2026-12-18 80 put 4,462 74,411 +69,949 +1,567.7% IWM 2026-10-14 285 call 1,284 20,419 +19,135 +1,490.3% max pain FISV 2026-11-20 50 call 1,256 17,818 +16,562 +1,318.6% max pain SPX 2027-04-16 8,300 call 1,777 16,560 +14,783 +831.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-14 795 call 1,367 12,717 +11,350 +830.3% max pain QQQ 2026-10-13 750 call 1,497 11,334 +9,837 +657.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-13 736 put 1,342 9,287 +7,945 +592% max pain META 2026-10-16 740 put 1,919 12,184 +10,265 +534.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-13 779 call 1,983 12,511 +10,528 +530.9% max pain PLTR 2026-12-18 160 put 5,483 33,167 +27,684 +504.9% max pain META 2026-10-16 730 put 1,944 11,458 +9,514 +489.4% max pain LCID 2026-12-18 3.5 put 2,883 16,102 +13,219 +458.5% max pain SNAP 2026-10-23 7 call 1,847 10,090 +8,243 +446.3% max pain WMB 2026-11-20 75 call 7,239 39,002 +31,763 +438.8% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 812 call 2,426 12,406 +9,980 +411.4% max pain QQQ 2026-10-13 745 put 1,219 6,096 +4,877 +400.1% max pain SPY 2026-10-14 779 call 1,126 5,515 +4,389 +389.8% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % SMR 2026-10-16 11 put 14,389 7 -14,382 -100% max pain INTC 2026-10-23 140 put 1,195 0 -1,195 -100% max pain NVDA 2027-01-15 300 put 1,671 6 -1,665 -99.6% max pain EWY 2026-10-16 200 put 2,747 51 -2,696 -98.1% max pain ORCL 2026-10-16 195 put 1,174 25 -1,149 -97.9% max pain INTC 2026-10-16 130 put 2,651 57 -2,594 -97.8% max pain ORCL 2026-10-16 180 put 3,313 91 -3,222 -97.3% max pain BMY 2026-10-16 65 put 1,714 55 -1,659 -96.8% max pain ORCL 2026-10-16 190 put 2,686 108 -2,578 -96% max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 250 put 2,912 170 -2,742 -94.2% max pain ORCL 2027-01-15 250 put 1,357 123 -1,234 -90.9% max pain ORCL 2026-10-16 170 put 4,616 506 -4,110 -89% max pain AVGO 2026-10-16 400 put 3,004 404 -2,600 -86.6% max pain INTC 2026-10-16 125 put 3,613 496 -3,117 -86.3% max pain XLP 2026-12-18 78 put 95,244 15,311 -79,933 -83.9% SOFI 2026-10-23 19 put 1,260 208 -1,052 -83.5% max pain SMR 2026-10-16 9 put 3,393 623 -2,770 -81.6% max pain UPST 2026-10-16 30 put 1,599 326 -1,273 -79.6% max pain SMR 2026-10-16 10 put 1,817 432 -1,385 -76.2% max pain BAC 2026-10-30 50 put 10,264 2,504 -7,760 -75.6% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed NVDA 100 put +270,262 13 NVDA 150 put +186,024 21 XLP 78 put -77,911 7 XLP 80 put +74,331 8 WMB 95 call -48,461 2 SNAP 8 call +45,827 10 WMB 80 call -45,289 7 SPY 737 put +41,790 14 SPY 738 put +39,335 14 WMB 85 call +37,591 3 EWZ 40 put +34,173 12 NVDA 242.5 call +33,481 6 WMB 75 call +32,525 11 PLTR 160 put +28,916 15 SPY 780 call +26,930 31 TLT 79 call +24,342 26 IWM 285 call +23,428 25 SPY 747 put +23,308 16 NVDA 225 put +23,019 25 QQQ 730 put +22,814 23
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +807,260 +268,275 +538,985 NVDA Stock +784,788 +151,830 +632,958 QQQ Index ETF +619,861 +222,307 +397,554 SPX Index +493,718 +191,040 +302,678 IWM Index ETF +209,554 +130,549 +79,005 INTC Stock +178,780 +99,280 +79,500 TSLA Stock +143,865 +87,944 +55,921 TLT ETF +136,550 +103,353 +33,197 META Stock +129,625 +73,929 +55,696 AAPL Stock +126,379 +77,823 +48,556
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts WMB Stock -20,954 -21,114 +160 SMR Stock -8,485 +10,864 -19,349 EMR Stock -547 -562 +15 ZM Stock -479 -432 -47 BMY Stock -295 +2,425 -2,720 AXP Stock -245 +707 -952
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