KEY Options Open Interest by Strike, Oct 21 Settlement
KEY open interest settled 2026-10-21 vs 2026-10-20.
Source: SquawkFlow's archive of settled open interest. Counts are contracts, not trades; they do not identify which side opened or closed a position.
Computed from the Oct 21 settlement. Next update after the Oct 22 settlement, after 5:30 a.m. PT (8:30 a.m. ET) on Friday, Oct 23, 2026.
All archived unexpired expiration/strike/type keys, including unchanged counts. Series sharing that key are combined; roots and deliverables are not retained. Zero-OI keys omitted by the archive are not reconstructed.
This page shows the 6 nearest of 12 expirations, with the 40 strikes nearest the archived reference price (2026-10-21) for each, plus the largest changes across the whole book. The complete book, 208 expiration/strike/type keys, is in the Markdown table.
Strike bucket on the horizontal axis, settled open contracts per bucket on the vertical axis. Calls in the accent color; puts in orange. Totals across the 6 nearest expirations, strikes from 17 to 25. Source: SquawkFlow's archive of settled open interest. Counts are contracts, not trades; they do not identify which side opened or closed a position.
KEY: largest changes in the full book, settled 2026-10-21 vs 2026-10-20
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
22
11/20
call
2,617
2,760
+143
23
06/17
call
12
65
+53
20
01/19
put
165
213
+48
22
01/19
put
46
94
+48
22
01/21
call
2,228
2,271
+43
20
01/19
call
177
218
+41
22
01/15
call
3,897
3,928
+31
22
03/19
call
433
463
+30
24
11/20
call
2,792
2,817
+25
23
02/19
call
25
45
+20
23
05/21
call
500
520
+20
14
02/19
put
1
13
+12
24
02/19
call
30
42
+12
15
01/19
call
14
26
+12
18
01/19
put
2
14
+12
Expiration 2026-11-20
KEY open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-11-20, strikes 12 to 29
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
12
11/20
call
5
5
0
15
11/20
call
1
1
0
15
11/20
put
8
8
0
16
11/20
put
28
28
0
17
11/20
call
11
11
0
17
11/20
put
34
36
+2
18
11/20
call
9
9
0
18
11/20
put
95
95
0
19
11/20
call
661
655
-6
19
11/20
put
1,816
1,824
+8
20
11/20
call
1,854
1,848
-6
20
11/20
put
1,420
1,422
+2
21
11/20
call
1,813
1,815
+2
21
11/20
put
368
368
0
22
11/20
call
2,617
2,760
+143
22
11/20
put
554
554
0
23
11/20
call
1,108
1,112
+4
23
11/20
put
128
128
0
24
11/20
call
2,792
2,817
+25
24
11/20
put
9
9
0
25
11/20
call
376
371
-5
26
11/20
call
211
211
0
27
11/20
call
24
24
0
28
11/20
call
2
2
0
29
11/20
call
1
1
0
Expiration 2026-12-18
KEY open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-12-18, strikes 5 to 30
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
5
12/18
call
7
7
0
5
12/18
put
10
10
0
8
12/18
put
23
23
0
10
12/18
put
51
51
0
13
12/18
put
17
17
0
14
12/18
put
5
5
0
15
12/18
put
51
51
0
16
12/18
put
63
63
0
17
12/18
call
136
136
0
17
12/18
put
247
248
+1
18
12/18
call
5
1
-4
18
12/18
put
36
36
0
19
12/18
call
616
615
-1
19
12/18
put
2,426
2,427
+1
20
12/18
call
345
351
+6
20
12/18
put
4,256
4,250
-6
21
12/18
call
1,229
1,231
+2
21
12/18
put
267
267
0
22
12/18
call
6,891
6,887
-4
22
12/18
put
395
395
0
23
12/18
call
1,163
1,166
+3
23
12/18
put
123
123
0
24
12/18
call
687
687
0
24
12/18
put
148
148
0
25
12/18
call
5,814
5,813
-1
25
12/18
put
74
74
0
26
12/18
call
649
649
0
27
12/18
call
192
192
0
28
12/18
call
18
18
0
30
12/18
call
15
15
0
Expiration 2027-01-15
KEY open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2027-01-15, strikes 3 to 35
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
3
01/15
call
4
4
0
5
01/15
call
1
1
0
8
01/15
put
66
66
0
10
01/15
call
1
1
0
10
01/15
put
994
994
0
13
01/15
put
926
926
0
15
01/15
call
136
136
0
15
01/15
put
7,136
7,136
0
17
01/15
call
2,796
2,796
0
17
01/15
put
4,578
4,585
+7
20
01/15
call
2,826
2,826
0
20
01/15
put
3,518
3,518
0
22
01/15
call
3,897
3,928
+31
22
01/15
put
646
646
0
25
01/15
call
4,685
4,693
+8
25
01/15
put
10
10
0
27
01/15
call
1,575
1,575
0
27
01/15
put
1
1
0
30
01/15
call
573
573
0
35
01/15
call
110
110
0
Expiration 2027-02-19
KEY open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2027-02-19, strikes 14 to 25
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
14
02/19
put
1
13
+12
15
02/19
put
1
1
0
19
02/19
put
1
3
+2
20
02/19
put
1
1
0
21
02/19
call
50
50
0
21
02/19
put
2
2
0
22
02/19
call
129
139
+10
23
02/19
call
25
45
+20
24
02/19
call
30
42
+12
25
02/19
call
2
12
+10
Expiration 2027-03-19
KEY open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2027-03-19, strikes 13 to 31
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
13
03/19
call
5
5
0
13
03/19
put
58
58
0
15
03/19
call
65
65
0
15
03/19
put
146
146
0
16
03/19
put
59
70
+11
17
03/19
put
44
46
+2
18
03/19
call
22
22
0
18
03/19
put
661
661
0
19
03/19
call
14
14
0
19
03/19
put
629
629
0
20
03/19
call
468
468
0
20
03/19
put
203
203
0
21
03/19
call
83
83
0
21
03/19
put
116
116
0
22
03/19
call
433
463
+30
22
03/19
put
130
130
0
23
03/19
call
298
303
+5
23
03/19
put
74
74
0
24
03/19
call
379
379
0
25
03/19
call
223
224
+1
26
03/19
call
74
74
0
27
03/19
call
83
89
+6
28
03/19
call
11
11
0
29
03/19
call
9
9
0
30
03/19
call
29
29
0
31
03/19
call
4
4
0
Expiration 2027-04-16
KEY open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2027-04-16, strikes 17 to 27
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
17
04/16
call
1
1
0
20
04/16
call
45
45
0
21
04/16
call
13
13
0
22
04/16
call
1
1
0
23
04/16
call
5
5
0
24
04/16
call
3
3
0
25
04/16
call
40
45
+5
27
04/16
call
3
3
0
Later expirations (2027-05-21, 2027-06-17, 2027-09-17, 2027-12-17, 2028-01-21, 2029-01-19) and all other strikes are in the Markdown table.