U Options Open Interest by Strike, Oct 21 Settlement
U 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 14 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, 778 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 33 to 49. Source: SquawkFlow's archive of settled open interest. Counts are contracts, not trades; they do not identify which side opened or closed a position.
U: largest changes in the full book, settled 2026-10-21 vs 2026-10-20
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
41
11/06
call
3,061
5,121
+2,060
40
11/06
call
33
2,033
+2,000
41
11/20
call
213
803
+590
47
10/30
call
33,102
33,524
+422
46
11/20
call
651
1,027
+376
40
10/30
put
1,563
1,894
+331
44
11/13
call
275
569
+294
44
11/20
call
1,056
1,350
+294
41.5
10/30
call
322
609
+287
44
10/23
call
439
706
+267
60
01/15
call
9,972
10,183
+211
40
10/30
call
114
313
+199
40.5
11/20
call
339
499
+160
44
10/30
call
402
555
+153
41
11/20
put
748
889
+141
Expiration 2026-10-23
U open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-10-23, strikes 30 to 55
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
30
10/23
call
10
11
+1
31
10/23
call
40
41
+1
31
10/23
put
26
26
0
32
10/23
call
48
49
+1
32
10/23
put
3
3
0
33
10/23
call
21
18
-3
33
10/23
put
8
8
0
34
10/23
call
11
10
-1
34
10/23
put
8
8
0
35
10/23
call
7
7
0
35
10/23
put
115
108
-7
36
10/23
call
16
28
+12
36
10/23
put
71
76
+5
36.5
10/23
call
0
17
+17
36.5
10/23
put
2
11
+9
37
10/23
call
57
57
0
37
10/23
put
287
288
+1
37.5
10/23
call
0
1
+1
37.5
10/23
put
1
1
0
38
10/23
call
513
513
0
38
10/23
put
1,560
1,561
+1
38.5
10/23
call
4
4
0
38.5
10/23
put
107
117
+10
39
10/23
call
16
16
0
39
10/23
put
255
306
+51
39.5
10/23
call
26
22
-4
39.5
10/23
put
231
231
0
40
10/23
call
371
350
-21
40
10/23
put
410
460
+50
40.5
10/23
call
191
191
0
40.5
10/23
put
103
107
+4
41
10/23
call
748
717
-31
41
10/23
put
99
116
+17
41.5
10/23
call
109
205
+96
41.5
10/23
put
19
42
+23
42
10/23
call
526
488
-38
42
10/23
put
110
111
+1
42.5
10/23
call
147
147
0
42.5
10/23
put
59
59
0
43
10/23
call
973
895
-78
43
10/23
put
143
142
-1
43.5
10/23
call
120
139
+19
43.5
10/23
put
65
65
0
44
10/23
call
439
706
+267
44
10/23
put
174
174
0
44.5
10/23
call
424
422
-2
44.5
10/23
put
81
81
0
45
10/23
call
829
885
+56
45
10/23
put
317
316
-1
45.5
10/23
call
143
158
+15
45.5
10/23
put
22
22
0
46
10/23
call
497
497
0
46
10/23
put
29
27
-2
46.5
10/23
call
216
216
0
46.5
10/23
put
26
25
-1
47
10/23
call
743
743
0
47
10/23
put
6
2
-4
47.5
10/23
call
231
231
0
47.5
10/23
put
5
1
-4
48
10/23
call
200
200
0
48
10/23
put
1
1
0
48.5
10/23
call
89
89
0
48.5
10/23
put
1
2
+1
49
10/23
call
377
377
0
49
10/23
put
2
1
-1
49.5
10/23
put
1
3
+2
50
10/23
call
791
790
-1
50
10/23
put
10
4
-6
51
10/23
call
84
84
0
52
10/23
call
127
127
0
53
10/23
call
33
33
0
54
10/23
call
50
50
0
54
10/23
put
4
0
-4
55
10/23
call
235
235
0
Expiration 2026-10-30
U open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-10-30, strikes 30 to 56
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
30
10/30
put
10
10
0
32
10/30
put
47
49
+2
33
10/30
call
5
5
0
33
10/30
put
43
43
0
34
10/30
call
8
8
0
34
10/30
put
127
128
+1
34.5
10/30
put
2
3
+1
35
10/30
call
8
8
0
35
10/30
put
134
139
+5
36
10/30
call
4
4
0
36
10/30
put
65
65
0
36.5
10/30
put
0
1
+1
37
10/30
call
7
6
-1
37
10/30
put
2,062
2,073
+11
37.5
10/30
put
1
1
0
38
10/30
call
3
3
0
38
10/30
put
195
195
0
38.5
10/30
call
20
20
0
38.5
10/30
put
5
46
+41
39
10/30
call
13
14
+1
39
10/30
put
218
243
+25
39.5
10/30
call
12
12
0
39.5
10/30
put
4
22
+18
40
10/30
call
114
313
+199
40
10/30
put
1,563
1,894
+331
40.5
10/30
call
59
90
+31
40.5
10/30
put
130
151
+21
41
10/30
call
237
231
-6
41
10/30
put
196
206
+10
41.5
10/30
call
322
609
+287
41.5
10/30
put
46
46
0
42
10/30
call
384
513
+129
42
10/30
put
101
101
0
42.5
10/30
call
490
523
+33
42.5
10/30
put
20
20
0
43
10/30
call
531
546
+15
43
10/30
put
128
128
0
43.5
10/30
call
59
128
+69
43.5
10/30
put
60
60
0
44
10/30
call
402
555
+153
44
10/30
put
108
108
0
44.5
10/30
call
141
201
+60
44.5
10/30
put
55
55
0
45
10/30
call
751
777
+26
45
10/30
put
176
177
+1
45.5
10/30
call
73
104
+31
45.5
10/30
put
19
20
+1
46
10/30
call
1,014
1,030
+16
46
10/30
put
315
303
-12
46.5
10/30
call
93
94
+1
46.5
10/30
put
50
50
0
47
10/30
call
33,102
33,524
+422
47
10/30
put
102
102
0
47.5
10/30
call
58
53
-5
48
10/30
call
240
249
+9
48
10/30
put
9
9
0
48.5
10/30
call
36
34
-2
49
10/30
call
118
116
-2
50
10/30
call
1,035
1,040
+5
50
10/30
put
4
4
0
51
10/30
call
321
319
-2
51
10/30
put
1
1
0
52
10/30
call
87
88
+1
53
10/30
call
414
414
0
54
10/30
call
10
10
0
55
10/30
call
110
110
0
56
10/30
call
1
1
0
Expiration 2026-11-06
U open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-11-06, strikes 30 to 60
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
30
11/06
put
64
64
0
32
11/06
call
1
1
0
32
11/06
put
6
6
0
33
11/06
call
7
7
0
33
11/06
put
32
37
+5
34
11/06
call
1
1
0
34
11/06
put
93
94
+1
35
11/06
call
10
10
0
35
11/06
put
95
94
-1
36
11/06
call
7
7
0
36
11/06
put
46
62
+16
37
11/06
call
13
13
0
37
11/06
put
31
31
0
38
11/06
call
3
3
0
38
11/06
put
44
50
+6
38.5
11/06
call
0
1
+1
38.5
11/06
put
0
20
+20
39
11/06
call
16
17
+1
39
11/06
put
80
90
+10
39.5
11/06
put
6
12
+6
40
11/06
call
33
2,033
+2,000
40
11/06
put
204
205
+1
40.5
11/06
call
12
60
+48
40.5
11/06
put
3
3
0
41
11/06
call
3,061
5,121
+2,060
41
11/06
put
413
415
+2
41.5
11/06
call
16
23
+7
42
11/06
call
4,117
4,119
+2
42
11/06
put
358
361
+3
42.5
11/06
call
57
81
+24
43
11/06
call
382
386
+4
43
11/06
put
2,366
2,366
0
43.5
11/06
call
0
27
+27
43.5
11/06
put
0
1
+1
44
11/06
call
926
942
+16
44
11/06
put
8,067
8,067
0
44.5
11/06
call
2
9
+7
45
11/06
call
312
334
+22
45
11/06
put
8
8
0
45.5
11/06
call
7
7
0
45.5
11/06
put
10
10
0
46
11/06
call
217
222
+5
46
11/06
put
5,178
5,178
0
46.5
11/06
call
2
2
0
47
11/06
call
195
214
+19
47
11/06
put
7,020
7,020
0
47.5
11/06
call
9
10
+1
48
11/06
call
275
302
+27
48
11/06
put
1
1
0
49
11/06
call
108
136
+28
50
11/06
call
240
245
+5
50
11/06
put
1
1
0
51
11/06
call
89
88
-1
52
11/06
call
137
138
+1
53
11/06
call
115
111
-4
54
11/06
call
95
93
-2
55
11/06
call
352
353
+1
60
11/06
call
589
589
0
Expiration 2026-11-13
U open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-11-13, strikes 25 to 60
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
25
11/13
call
30
30
0
30
11/13
put
18
20
+2
32
11/13
put
61
62
+1
33
11/13
call
10
10
0
33
11/13
put
72
72
0
34
11/13
put
28
66
+38
35
11/13
call
100
100
0
35
11/13
put
26
26
0
36
11/13
call
1
1
0
36
11/13
put
42
42
0
37
11/13
put
9
9
0
38
11/13
call
1
1
0
38
11/13
put
34
34
0
39
11/13
put
50
50
0
40
11/13
call
178
193
+15
40
11/13
put
80
80
0
41
11/13
call
806
813
+7
41
11/13
put
32
32
0
42
11/13
call
85
85
0
42
11/13
put
46
46
0
43
11/13
call
70
70
0
43
11/13
put
47
47
0
44
11/13
call
275
569
+294
44
11/13
put
1,583
1,584
+1
45
11/13
call
101
144
+43
45
11/13
put
28
28
0
46
11/13
call
114
114
0
46
11/13
put
14
15
+1
47
11/13
call
55
55
0
47
11/13
put
10
10
0
48
11/13
call
38
38
0
49
11/13
call
33
33
0
50
11/13
call
119
119
0
51
11/13
call
28
29
+1
52
11/13
call
26
26
0
53
11/13
call
7
7
0
54
11/13
call
1
1
0
55
11/13
call
56
85
+29
60
11/13
call
37
37
0
Expiration 2026-11-20
U open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-11-20, strikes 23 to 55
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
23
11/20
call
38
38
0
23
11/20
put
768
768
0
24
11/20
call
14
14
0
24
11/20
put
461
461
0
25
11/20
call
183
198
+15
25
11/20
put
151
151
0
26
11/20
call
613
613
0
26
11/20
put
1,350
1,350
0
27
11/20
call
289
289
0
27
11/20
put
597
597
0
28
11/20
call
2,155
2,155
0
28
11/20
put
1,307
1,308
+1
29
11/20
call
2,085
2,085
0
29
11/20
put
88
88
0
30
11/20
call
354
354
0
30
11/20
put
1,053
1,053
0
31
11/20
call
438
438
0
31
11/20
put
194
194
0
32
11/20
call
384
384
0
32
11/20
put
446
446
0
33
11/20
call
245
245
0
33
11/20
put
219
268
+49
34
11/20
call
961
961
0
34
11/20
put
121
133
+12
35
11/20
call
2,076
2,076
0
35
11/20
put
611
619
+8
36
11/20
call
361
361
0
36
11/20
put
245
244
-1
37
11/20
call
139
139
0
37
11/20
put
552
549
-3
38
11/20
call
2,684
2,684
0
38
11/20
put
295
295
0
38.5
11/20
put
0
16
+16
39
11/20
call
343
342
-1
39
11/20
put
1,649
1,662
+13
39.5
11/20
put
5
5
0
40
11/20
call
5,288
5,328
+40
40
11/20
put
679
698
+19
40.5
11/20
call
339
499
+160
40.5
11/20
put
58
181
+123
41
11/20
call
213
803
+590
41
11/20
put
748
889
+141
41.5
11/20
call
0
54
+54
41.5
11/20
put
4
28
+24
42
11/20
call
1,243
1,244
+1
42
11/20
put
447
438
-9
42.5
11/20
call
0
14
+14
43
11/20
call
579
572
-7
43
11/20
put
846
845
-1
43.5
11/20
call
0
20
+20
44
11/20
call
1,056
1,350
+294
44
11/20
put
658
658
0
44.5
11/20
call
2
25
+23
45
11/20
call
3,605
3,602
-3
45
11/20
put
568
568
0
45.5
11/20
call
2
31
+29
46
11/20
call
651
1,027
+376
46
11/20
put
701
700
-1
46.5
11/20
call
2
2
0
47
11/20
call
984
967
-17
47
11/20
put
599
599
0
47.5
11/20
call
156
156
0
48
11/20
call
68
99
+31
49
11/20
call
2
2
0
50
11/20
call
6,655
6,693
+38
50
11/20
put
1,461
1,461
0
51
11/20
call
1
3
+2
55
11/20
call
13,460
13,462
+2
55
11/20
put
3,023
3,025
+2
Expiration 2026-11-27
U open interest, settled 2026-10-21, expiration 2026-11-27, strikes 25 to 55
Strike
Expiry
Type
Prior OI
Settled OI
Change
25
11/27
put
1
1
0
30
11/27
call
1
1
0
30
11/27
put
47
47
0
32
11/27
put
1
1
0
33
11/27
put
1
1
0
34
11/27
put
27
27
0
35
11/27
call
7
7
0
35
11/27
put
7
7
0
36
11/27
put
2
2
0
37
11/27
call
1
1
0
37
11/27
put
32
32
0
38
11/27
put
26
26
0
39
11/27
call
1
1
0
39
11/27
put
19
19
0
40
11/27
call
9
9
0
40
11/27
put
20
20
0
41
11/27
put
5
5
0
42
11/27
call
1
1
0
43
11/27
call
8
14
+6
43
11/27
put
5
5
0
44
11/27
call
11
18
+7
45
11/27
call
7
11
+4
45
11/27
put
9
9
0
46
11/27
call
1
1
0
46
11/27
put
5
5
0
47
11/27
call
7
7
0
47
11/27
put
5
5
0
48
11/27
call
4
4
0
49
11/27
call
2
2
0
50
11/27
call
24
27
+3
51
11/27
call
5
5
0
53
11/27
call
1
1
0
54
11/27
call
1
1
0
55
11/27
call
19
19
0
Later expirations (2026-12-18, 2027-01-15, 2027-02-19, 2027-05-21, 2027-12-17, 2028-01-21, 2028-12-15, 2029-01-19) and all other strikes are in the Markdown table.