XLP · PUTS · DEC 18Settled

Open interest in XLP puts expiring Dec 18 fell 19,987 at the Oct 7 settlement

As of Oct 7, 2026 settlement. Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.

148,291 to 128,304 contracts between the Oct 6 and Oct 7 settlements, 13% of the prior figure.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 7, 2026 settlement. Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Measure	Value
Open interest, earlier settlement	148,291
Open interest, later settlement	128,304
Change (contracts)	-19,987
Change as a share of the earlier figure	-13%
Earlier settlement	Oct 6, 2026
Later settlement	Oct 7, 2026
Days to expiry	72

Rule: |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior), and |change share| >= 2.0 x bucket median; prior OI >= 1000
Values that cleared it: Change: -19,987; Change as a share of the earlier figure: -0.1348
Contracts traded behind each figure: Open interest changed: 10
Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.0253
Baseline window: last 20 sessions
Baseline n: 15
Claim level: 0, a reported fact

This snapshot is itself a settlement figure, so it has no follow-up of its own.