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Unusual options activity today: Nov 12, 2026

A free options flow scanner, delayed at least 15 minutes: 21 symbols intraday in the strikes we track, and open interest for about 160 after each settlement.

As of Nov 12, 2026, 16:14 ET, the largest estimated premium on SquawkFlow's unusual options activity board was in SPY puts expiring November 12, 2026: about $536.9M on 4,307,850 contracts in the strikes we track. QQQ calls expiring November 12, 2026 traded 32.8x their prior open interest, the most on the board. SquawkFlow had published 119 snapshots for Nov 12, 2026, from its delayed options chain scan of 21 symbols and its nightly settlement open interest archive. Chain figures are session totals in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture; settlement figures are open interest counts; none is an individual trade.

For volume, prior open interest and estimated premium by ticker, expiry and call or put from the same delayed captures: See the most active options.

  • 119
    Snapshots published for Nov 12, 2026
  • $536.9M
    Largest est. premium, SPY Nov 12 P
  • 32.8x
    Highest volume vs prior open interest, QQQ Nov 12 C
  • +130,903
    Largest open interest rise at the Nov 11, 2026 settlement, SPY Nov 27 C
The full Nov 12, 2026 pageHow snapshots are madeMachine-readable version

Open interest board: computed from the Nov 11 settlement. Next update after the Nov 12 settlement, after 5:30 a.m. PT (8:30 a.m. ET) on Friday, Nov 13, 2026.

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Today's flow map: est. premium by name

On Nov 12, 2026, NVDA drew the most estimated option premium of the 20 names we capture every 5 minutes: $5.28B est., 43% of it in puts, ahead of QQQ $1.48B and SPY $1.47B, in the strikes we track.

Tile size: est. premiumcallsputs (share of est. premium)nearest expiries only
NVDA$5.28B est.43% puts
QQQ$1.48B est.56% puts
SPY$1.47B est.72% puts
AMD$1.42B est.23% puts
TSLA$737M est.27% puts
AAPL$333M est.46% puts
GOOGL$299M est.34% puts
IWM$253M est.87% puts
META$229M est.41% puts
AMZN
MSFT
COIN
NFLX
PLTR
NVDA$5.28B est.43% puts
QQQ$1.48B est.56% puts
SPY$1.47B est.72% puts
AMD$1.42B est.23% puts
TSLA
AAPL
GOOGL
IWM
META
AMZN
COIN
NFLX
As of Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Totals from delayed 5-minute options chain snapshots in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Est. premium is volume times the quote midpoint. Cells with fewer than 3 traded contracts are left out. Index ETF snapshots (marked) cover only the 2 nearest expiries.
The numbers behind this chart
Today's flow map: est. premium by name, Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolEst. premiumPuts shareShare of boardExpiries captured
NVDA$5.28B43%43%25
QQQ$1.48B56%12%31
SPY$1.47B72%12%34
AMD$1.42B23%12%23
TSLA$737M27%6%23
AAPL$333M46%3%24
GOOGL$299M34%2%24
IWM$253M87%2%32
META$229M41%2%24
AMZN$206M34%2%24
MSFT$172M48%1%23
COIN$103M80%1%20
NFLX$79.7M79%1%18
PLTR$76.5M42%1%20
XOM$23.5M33%0%18
GS$17.3M64%0%24
SOFI$15.8M42%0%19
BAC$13.5M88%0%20
V$11.7M28%0%20
JPM$7.7M43%0%16

Snapshot feed

Newest capture first. Each links to its own dated page.

  10. PLTRPDEC 18Put/call by expiry

    PLTR puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 1.1x median

    The median is PLTR's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 7,599 put and 4,088 call contracts by 14:57 ET on Nov 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 42 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainPLTR pageDetails
  16. AAPLPNOV 18Put/call by expiry

    AAPL puts expiring Nov 18 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median

    The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 20 sessions. 13,366 put and 7,681 call contracts by 14:21 ET on Nov 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainAAPL pageDetails
  22. BACPDEC 18Put/call by expiry

    BAC puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median

    The median is BAC's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 2,002 put and 1,242 call contracts by 13:40 ET on Nov 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainBAC pageDetails
  39. SOFIPDEC 4Put/call by expiry

    SOFI puts expiring Dec 4 traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 0.2x median

    The median is SOFI's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 3,437 put and 1,608 call contracts by 11:04 ET on Nov 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainSOFI pageDetails

Calls vs puts, today vs normal, and the expiry mix

Calls vs puts, est. premium by name

On Nov 12, 2026, put est. premium was larger than call est. premium in 7 of 20 names (QQQ, SPY and IWM and others). The largest call total was NVDA at $3.02B est. and the largest put total NVDA at $2.25B est.

puts, est. premiumcalls, est. premiumnearest expiries only
putscallsP/C volNVDA$2.25B$3.02B0.85QQQ$831M$651M1.02SPY$1.06B$409M1.06AMD$319M$1.10B0.46TSLA$197M$540M0.45AAPL$152M$181M1.00GOOGL$103M$196M0.33IWM$219M$34.0M1.61META$93.3M$136M0.58AMZN$71.1M$135M0.47MSFT$82.9M$89.0M0.89COIN$82.1M$20.4M0.30NFLX$63.0M$16.7M0.68PLTR$32.5M$44.0M0.80XOM$7.8M$15.8M0.52GS$11.0M$6.3M0.75SOFI$6.7M$9.1M0.37BAC$11.8M$1.7M1.54V$3.3M$8.4M0.96JPM$3.3M$4.4M1.34
As of Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Totals from delayed 5-minute options chain snapshots in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Est. premium is volume times the quote midpoint. Cells with fewer than 3 traded contracts are left out. Index ETF snapshots (marked) cover only the 2 nearest expiries.
The numbers behind this chart
Calls vs puts, est. premium by name, Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolCalls, est. premiumPuts, est. premiumPut to call volume
NVDA$3.02B$2.25B0.85
QQQ$651M$831M1.02
SPY$409M$1.06B1.06
AMD$1.10B$319M0.46
TSLA$540M$197M0.45
AAPL$181M$152M1.00
GOOGL$196M$103M0.33
IWM$34.0M$219M1.61
META$136M$93.3M0.58
AMZN$135M$71.1M0.47
MSFT$89.0M$82.9M0.89
COIN$20.4M$82.1M0.30
NFLX$16.7M$63.0M0.68
PLTR$44.0M$32.5M0.80
XOM$15.8M$7.8M0.52
GS$6.3M$11.0M0.75
SOFI$9.1M$6.7M0.37
BAC$1.7M$11.8M1.54
V$8.4M$3.3M0.96
JPM$4.4M$3.3M1.34

Today vs normal, vs the last 20 sessions

On Nov 12, 2026, AMD and NVDA options volume was the highest of each one's last 20 sessions, with same-day expiries left out of every total.

this sessioneach previous session| medianeach row on its own scale
lowest of the windowhighestAMD785K vs 327K med, highestNVDA8.44M vs 1.61M med, highestCOIN129K vs 72,050 med, 85th pctGOOGL548K vs 339K med, 85th pctTSLA1.14M vs 803K med, 85th pctAAPL931K vs 705K med, 70th pctMSFT348K vs 273K med, 70th pctMETA255K vs 253K med, 50th pctAMZN541K vs 594K med, 45th pctXOM51,425 vs 51,948 med, 45th pctQQQ1.65M vs 1.99M med, 38th pctSPY2.51M vs 2.81M med, 38th pctNFLX236K vs 300K med, 35th pctSOFI311K vs 348K med, 30th pctIWM794K vs 861K med, 25th pctV16,996 vs 26,403 med, 25th pctGS11,905 vs 16,141 med, 20th pctJPM21,544 vs 34,893 med, 10th pctBAC55,733 vs 105K med, 5th pctPLTR174K vs 278K med, 5th pct
lowest ratiohighest ratioJPM1.34 vs 0.80 med, highestMSFT0.89 vs 0.67 med, highestBAC1.54 vs 0.72 med, 90th pctNVDA0.85 vs 0.64 med, 90th pctIWM2.15 vs 1.58 med, 88th pctNFLX0.68 vs 0.64 med, 75th pctAAPL1.00 vs 0.95 med, 68th pctPLTR0.80 vs 0.73 med, 65th pctSOFI0.37 vs 0.33 med, 60th pctSPY1.15 vs 1.13 med, 50th pctV0.96 vs 0.95 med, 50th pctXOM0.52 vs 0.55 med, 50th pctGS0.75 vs 0.76 med, 48th pctAMZN0.47 vs 0.49 med, 38th pctMETA0.58 vs 0.67 med, 35th pctQQQ1.14 vs 1.33 med, 25th pctGOOGL0.33 vs 0.50 med, 5th pctAMD0.46 vs 0.92 med, lowestCOIN0.30 vs 0.64 med, lowestTSLA0.45 vs 0.69 med, lowest
As of Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Each name against its own previous sessions (N per row; the window grows to 20). Same-day expiries are left out of every total, and a session captured over a different window is not compared. Index ETF snapshots cover only the nearest expiries, so their totals move with the calendar.
The numbers behind this chart
Today vs normal, vs the last 20 sessions, Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolVolumeMedianPercentilePut to callMedian ratioN
AMD785K327Khighest0.460.9220
NVDA8.44M1.61Mhighest0.850.6420
COIN129K72,05085th pct0.300.6420
GOOGL548K339K85th pct0.330.5020
TSLA1.14M803K85th pct0.450.6920
AAPL931K705K70th pct1.000.9520
MSFT348K273K70th pct0.890.6720
META255K253K50th pct0.580.6720
AMZN541K594K45th pct0.470.4920
XOM51,42551,94845th pct0.520.5520
QQQ1.65M1.99M38th pct1.141.338
SPY2.51M2.81M38th pct1.151.138
NFLX236K300K35th pct0.680.6420
SOFI311K348K30th pct0.370.3320
IWM794K861K25th pct2.151.588
V16,99626,40325th pct0.960.9520
GS11,90516,14120th pct0.750.7620
JPM21,54434,89310th pct1.340.8020
BAC55,733105K5th pct1.540.7220
PLTR174K278K5th pct0.800.7320

Expiry heat grid: where in time the volume sat

On Nov 12, 2026, SPY had the largest share of its options volume in expiries within a week (95%), and XOM the largest share a month or more out (55%), among single stocks in the strikes we track.

Cell: share of the name's volumecallsputs (put to call volume)
Same daySame dayWithin a weekWeek1 to 3 weeks1 to 3 wk1 to 3 months1 to 3 moMore than 3 months3 mo +SPY77%18%3%1%<1%NVDA52%11%18%19%QQQ78%16%3%2%1%IWM53%16%14%14%4%TSLA78%11%8%3%AAPL63%18%12%7%AMD66%13%12%8%GOOGL52%22%18%8%AMZN59%16%17%7%MSFT65%20%11%4%SOFI31%22%35%11%META60%15%17%9%NFLX37%32%19%13%PLTR48%28%15%10%COIN41%35%18%6%BAC18%47%18%18%XOM21%24%36%18%JPM41%24%26%9%V30%33%24%14%GS31%46%15%7%
As of Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Totals from delayed 5-minute options chain snapshots in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Est. premium is volume times the quote midpoint. Cells with fewer than 3 traded contracts are left out. Index ETF snapshots (marked) cover only the 2 nearest expiries. Cell: share of the name's volume; colour: put to call volume ratio. A blank cell has no expiry in that window or fewer than 3 traded contracts.
The numbers behind this chart
Expiry heat grid: where in time the volume sat, Nov 12, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolSame dayWithin a week1 to 3 weeks1 to 3 monthsMore than 3 months
SPY77% (P/C 1.04)18% (P/C 1.12)3% (P/C 1.24)1% (P/C 1.43)0% (P/C 1.23)
NVDA52% (P/C 0.90)11% (P/C 0.40)18% (P/C 0.95)19% (P/C 0.95)
QQQ78% (P/C 0.98)16% (P/C 1.14)3% (P/C 0.94)2% (P/C 1.42)1% (P/C 1.28)
IWM53% (P/C 1.25)16% (P/C 1.12)14% (P/C 3.36)14% (P/C 4.83)4% (P/C 1.07)
TSLA78% (P/C 0.43)11% (P/C 0.53)8% (P/C 0.46)3% (P/C 0.95)
AAPL63% (P/C 0.90)18% (P/C 1.21)12% (P/C 1.27)7% (P/C 1.16)
AMD66% (P/C 0.47)13% (P/C 0.39)12% (P/C 0.60)8% (P/C 0.30)
GOOGL52% (P/C 0.30)22% (P/C 0.27)18% (P/C 0.40)8% (P/C 0.64)
AMZN59% (P/C 0.46)16% (P/C 0.34)17% (P/C 0.50)7% (P/C 0.85)
MSFT65% (P/C 1.01)20% (P/C 0.63)11% (P/C 0.66)4% (P/C 1.35)
SOFI31% (P/C 0.40)22% (P/C 0.65)35% (P/C 0.24)11% (P/C 0.27)
META60% (P/C 0.76)15% (P/C 0.38)17% (P/C 0.39)9% (P/C 0.34)
NFLX37% (P/C 0.64)32% (P/C 0.90)19% (P/C 0.67)13% (P/C 0.40)
PLTR48% (P/C 0.77)28% (P/C 0.65)15% (P/C 1.09)10% (P/C 0.99)
COIN41% (P/C 0.14)35% (P/C 0.15)18% (P/C 1.11)6% (P/C 2.00)
BAC18% (P/C 0.39)47% (P/C 3.77)18% (P/C 0.92)18% (P/C 1.37)
XOM21% (P/C 0.31)24% (P/C 0.25)36% (P/C 0.60)18% (P/C 1.46)
JPM41% (P/C 1.47)24% (P/C 1.08)26% (P/C 1.37)9% (P/C 1.49)
V30% (P/C 1.04)33% (P/C 1.09)24% (P/C 1.12)14% (P/C 0.44)
GS31% (P/C 1.01)46% (P/C 0.44)15% (P/C 0.94)7% (P/C 3.75)

Biggest call and put activity by expiry

Ticker x expiry x call or put totals. No single contracts.

Biggest estimated premium

Biggest est. premium by ticker, expiry and type, in the strikes we track. Estimated as volume times the quote midpoint.

Biggest estimated premium. As of Nov 12, 2026, 16:14 ET. Premium in US dollars, estimated; volume and open interest in contracts, in the strikes captured around the money. Session totals from delayed chain snapshots, not individual trades.
#Ticker, expiryEst. premiumVolumePrior OI
1SPY puts expiring November 12, 2026$536.9M4,307,850142,660
2NVDA puts expiring November 13, 2026$463.9M1,669,169262,989
3NVDA calls expiring November 13, 2026$434.1M1,773,039415,380
4NVDA calls expiring January 15, 2027$402.1M447,3661,237,141
5NVDA calls expiring March 19, 2027$360.4M297,263441,580
6AMD calls expiring November 13, 2026$284.9M314,01060,548
7QQQ puts expiring November 12, 2026$260.1M2,964,55592,268
8NVDA puts expiring March 19, 2027$256.5M167,830646,246
9NVDA puts expiring January 15, 2027$254.7M523,0741,690,079
10NVDA calls expiring November 20, 2026$237.2M534,799442,966

50 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts

Volume against prior open interest

Volume vs prior open interest by ticker, expiry and type (open interest >= 5,000). Session volume in the strikes we track divided by their open interest from the prior settlement.

Volume against prior open interest. As of Nov 12, 2026, 16:14 ET. Premium in US dollars, estimated; volume and open interest in contracts, in the strikes captured around the money. Session totals from delayed chain snapshots, not individual trades.
#Ticker, expiryVolume / OIVolumePrior OI
1QQQ calls expiring November 12, 202632.8x3,012,92491,957
2QQQ puts expiring November 12, 202632.1x2,964,55592,268
3SPY calls expiring November 12, 202630.4x4,152,086136,790
4SPY puts expiring November 12, 202630.2x4,307,850142,660
5IWM puts expiring November 12, 202618.8x491,79026,203
6IWM calls expiring November 12, 20268.7x392,36445,173
7AMD puts expiring November 13, 20268.1x150,91818,697
8NVDA puts expiring November 13, 20266.3x1,669,169262,989
9NVDA puts expiring November 16, 20265.7x311,17654,193
10AMD calls expiring November 13, 20265.2x314,01060,548

50 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts

How to read this, and what it cannot tell you

Each snapshot is one templated sentence computed from options chain snapshots aggregated to ticker, expiry and call or put totals, each over at least 3 traded contracts. The sentence is generated by fixed rules, never written by a model, and it never changes once published: a template fix applies only to new snapshots.

  • Delayed at least 15 minutesEvery figure is published at least 15 minutes after the chain capture it describes, and stamped with that capture time in Eastern time.
  • 21 symbols intraday, about 200 end of dayIntraday snapshots cover a fixed list of 21 symbols (major stocks, ETFs and the SPX index), not every optionable symbol. Open interest changes cover about 200 symbols from the nightly settlement open interest archive.
  • The strikes we track, not the full bookA chain capture is a window: up to 40 strikes around the money in each expiration from the broker chain, or every strike in the nearest expirations from the delayed option chain. Totals, shares and ratios describe the strikes captured, and each snapshot states its own coverage.
  • Thin cells are withheldEvery published total, ratio and share rests on at least 3 traded contracts (volume above zero; for open interest change, contracts whose open interest changed). A call or put side of one expiry below that is left out of every figure, shown as withheld, and counted in a footnote, so no difference between published numbers recovers it.
  • Session totals, not tradesVolume is the session total read from chain snapshots, aggregated to ticker, expiry and call or put. There is no trade-by-trade record behind it, and no single trade is shown.
  • No buyer, seller or directionA chain cannot say who bought or sold, whether a contract was opened or closed, or whether it was one leg of a spread. Calls can be sold and puts can hedge stock, so no snapshot carries a direction.
  • Premium is an estimateEstimated premium is volume times the quote midpoint times 100 shares. It is labelled "est." wherever it appears.
  • Open interest arrives the next dayOpen interest is the prior settlement figure. Whether contracts stayed open is only known after the next settlement, which is when each snapshot gets its follow-up.

The six kinds of snapshot

  • Put/call by expiry. Put or call volume in one expiry at least 2.5 times the other side (once a ticker has history, 1.75 times its own usual ratio for that range of expiries), with at least 2,000 contracts on the heavy side.
  • Volume vs open interest. One strike trading at least 5 times its prior open interest, and at least 3 times the ratio of its expiry's tracked strikes, with at least 1,000 contracts open.
  • Premium concentration. One expiry holding an outsized share of a ticker's tracked estimated premium for the session.
  • Same-day share. Contracts expiring the same day taking at least 60% of a ticker's tracked option volume (once it has history, 10 points above its own usual share).
  • Near vs far dates. The put/call ratio within three weeks at least twice, or at most half, the ratio one to three months out.
  • Open interest change. Open interest in one expiry and type changing sharply between two settlements, against that symbol's own typical change.

Until a ticker has five sessions of its own history, a snapshot is judged against a fixed threshold and says so; after that it is also compared with the ticker's own 20-session median, and the snapshot page shows how many sessions that median rests on.

Covered intraday

SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, META, AMZN, GOOGL, AMD, NFLX, COIN, PLTR, BAC, JPM, GS, XOM, V, SOFI.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Is this options activity real time?
No. Every snapshot is published at least 15 minutes after the options chain capture it describes, and carries that capture time in Eastern time. During regular US market hours new snapshots appear as new chain captures arrive.
Which tickers are covered?
Intraday: SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, META, AMZN, GOOGL, AMD, NFLX, COIN, PLTR, BAC, JPM, GS, XOM, V, SOFI, each over the strikes its chain capture holds (up to 40 around the money per expiration), not every listed strike. After each settlement, open interest change snapshots cover about 200 symbols from SquawkFlow's nightly settlement open interest archive. Symbols outside these lists are not scanned.
Does this show individual trades, or who bought and who sold?
No. The figures are session totals aggregated from delayed options chain snapshots to ticker, expiry and call or put. A chain carries no trade tape, so it cannot show individual trades, the buyer or seller, whether a position was opened or closed, or whether a contract was part of a spread.
Why does a call or put side show as withheld?
Every published figure is computed over at least 3 traded contracts. When one side of an expiry had fewer than 3 contracts with volume, that side is left out of all totals, ratios and shares and labelled withheld, and the page counts how many cells were withheld. A ratio needs both sides, so it is hidden when either is withheld.
What makes a snapshot fire?
A fixed rule clearing a stated threshold, for example put/call volume of at least 2.5 to 1 in one expiry, or one strike trading at least 5 times its prior open interest with at least 1,000 contracts open. Each snapshot page shows the rule, the numbers that cleared it and the baseline it was compared against.
What happens after a snapshot is published?
After the next settlement the snapshot page adds the open interest change for the same contracts, and after expiry it adds where the underlying settled against the strike. These follow-ups are facts, written the same way whatever the outcome, and are never added to a snapshot published after the fact.

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