# Unusual options activity on Oct 8, 2026

On Oct 8, 2026, SquawkFlow published 100 snapshots of unusual options activity, 54 from delayed options chain data and 46 from the settlement open interest archive (newest capture Oct 9, 2026, 08:46 ET). Chain figures are session totals published at least 15 minutes after capture; none is an individual trade.

By kind: Open interest change 46, Put/call by expiry 31, Volume vs open interest 15, Near vs far dates 7, Premium concentration 1.

## Snapshots, most notable first

| As of (ET) | Ticker | Kind | Snapshot | Permalink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 10.4 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/sofi-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | NVDA | Volume vs open interest | NVDA 185 puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 6.2x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nvda-185-puts-mar-19-2027-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | IWM | Volume vs open interest | IWM 262 puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/iwm-262-puts-nov-20-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | AAPL | Volume vs open interest | AAPL 337.5 puts expiring Oct 9 traded 57.3x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/aapl-337p5-puts-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | AMZN | Volume vs open interest | AMZN 257.5 puts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out) traded 5.6x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/amzn-257p5-puts-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 7.6x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nvda-puts-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 11.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Jun 17, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/sofi-calls-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.7x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/bac-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | SOFI | Volume vs open interest | SOFI 31 calls expiring Nov 20 traded 7.7x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/sofi-31-calls-nov-20-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC puts expiring Jan 21, 2028 traded 7.9x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/bac-puts-jan-21-2028-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | BAC | Volume vs open interest | BAC 53 calls expiring Oct 9 traded 13.3x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/bac-53-calls-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | SPY | Volume vs open interest | SPY 776 calls expiring Oct 9 traded 27.6x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/spy-776-calls-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/amzn-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.5x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/iwm-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:54 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nflx-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | JPM | Put/call by expiry | JPM calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/jpm-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:54 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 9 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nflx-calls-oct-9-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:54 ET | NFLX | Volume vs open interest | NFLX 71 puts expiring Oct 9 traded 6.1x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nflx-71-puts-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/tsla-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 14 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/spy-calls-oct-14-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:58 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 9 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/googl-calls-oct-9-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:58 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/googl-calls-oct-12-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:58 ET | GOOGL | Volume vs open interest | GOOGL 350 puts expiring Oct 9 traded 8.5x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/googl-350-puts-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | JPM | Put/call by expiry | JPM calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 9 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/jpm-calls-oct-9-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 3.2x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nvda-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:58 ET | PLTR | Volume vs open interest | PLTR 195 puts expiring Oct 9 traded 19.5x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/pltr-195-puts-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/meta-calls-oct-12-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/tsla-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/meta-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 9 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/coin-calls-oct-9-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:58 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 9 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/pltr-calls-oct-9-2026-put-call-skew |
| settled 2026-10-08 | NVDA | Open interest change | Open interest in NVDA calls expiring Oct 19 (2 weeks out) rose 19,889 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/nvda-calls-oct-19-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 2.7x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/spy-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| settled 2026-10-08 | SPY | Open interest change | Open interest in SPY puts expiring Oct 21 (2 weeks out) rose 8,132 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/spy-puts-oct-21-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/coin-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 14 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/aapl-calls-oct-14-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:55 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 3.0x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/amd-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| settled 2026-10-08 | BA | Open interest change | Open interest in BA puts expiring Nov 6 rose 7,068 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/ba-puts-nov-6-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Nov 6 traded 2.8x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/iwm-puts-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:58 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/pltr-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| settled 2026-10-08 | QQQ | Open interest change | Open interest in QQQ puts expiring Oct 21 (2 weeks out) rose 6,630 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/qqq-puts-oct-21-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | QQQ | Volume vs open interest | QQQ 747 calls expiring Oct 9 traded 25.7x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/qqq-747-calls-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| settled 2026-10-08 | SPY | Open interest change | Open interest in SPY calls expiring Oct 21 (2 weeks out) rose 5,673 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/spy-calls-oct-21-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | MSFT | Volume vs open interest | MSFT 532.5 calls expiring Oct 9 traded 10.9x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/msft-532p5-calls-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| settled 2026-10-08 | TXN | Open interest change | Open interest in TXN calls expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) rose 5,295 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/txn-calls-oct-23-2026-open-interest-change |
| settled 2026-10-08 | QQQ | Open interest change | Open interest in QQQ puts expiring Nov 13 rose 21,900 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/qqq-puts-nov-13-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | BAC | Near vs far dates | BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.47 within 3 weeks, against 3.81 1 to 3 months out | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/bac-term-structure |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 30 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/aapl-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| settled 2026-10-08 | GME | Open interest change | Open interest in GME calls expiring Jan 19, 2029 rose 5,620 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/gme-calls-jan-19-2029-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | SPX | Put/call by expiry | SPX puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 2.7x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/spx-puts-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| settled 2026-10-08 | WFC | Open interest change | Open interest in WFC puts expiring Jan 19, 2029 rose 5,248 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/wfc-puts-jan-19-2029-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET | TSLA | Volume vs open interest | TSLA 372.5 puts expiring Oct 9 traded 21.3x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/tsla-372p5-puts-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| settled 2026-10-08 | XLE | Open interest change | Open interest in XLE calls expiring Oct 30 rose 10,497 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/xle-calls-oct-30-2026-open-interest-change |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/xom-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 30 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/xom-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:55 ET | AMD | Volume vs open interest | AMD 635 calls expiring Oct 9 traded 11.3x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/amd-635-calls-oct-9-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| settled 2026-10-08 | GLD | Open interest change | Open interest in GLD calls expiring Oct 15 (1 week out) rose 2,774 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/gld-calls-oct-15-2026-open-interest-change |
| settled 2026-10-08 | META | Open interest change | Open interest in META calls expiring Oct 12 rose 10,100 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/meta-calls-oct-12-2026-open-interest-change |
| settled 2026-10-08 | MDT | Open interest change | Open interest in MDT puts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out) rose 26,783 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/mdt-puts-oct-16-2026-open-interest-change |
| settled 2026-10-08 | INTC | Open interest change | Open interest in INTC calls expiring Oct 12 rose 15,267 at the Oct 8 settlement | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/intc-calls-oct-12-2026-open-interest-change |

## Biggest estimated premium by ticker, expiry and type

| Ticker, expiry, type | Est. premium (USD) | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| SPX Oct 9 C | $246.3M | 266,675 | 169,043 |
| QQQ Oct 9 P | $239.6M | 732,371 | 186,113 |
| SPX Oct 9 P | $160.0M | 301,077 | 339,867 |
| SPY Oct 9 C | $148.6M | 1,060,985 | 558,236 |
| NVDA Oct 9 P | $147.9M | 556,836 | 345,655 |
| TSLA Oct 9 C | $136.0M | 460,312 | 174,022 |
| QQQ Oct 16 P | $105.9M | 175,034 | 175,165 |
| SPY Oct 9 P | $102.2M | 1,195,932 | 707,895 |
| AMD Oct 9 P | $98.6M | 113,765 | 46,576 |
| AAPL Oct 9 C | $85.7M | 457,804 | 139,562 |

## Volume vs prior open interest by ticker, expiry and type (open interest >= 5,000)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Volume / prior OI | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| QQQ Oct 12 C | 8.7x | 134,206 | 15,438 |
| TSLA Oct 9 P | 5.5x | 400,664 | 73,095 |
| QQQ Oct 9 C | 5.2x | 675,721 | 130,176 |
| AAPL Oct 12 C | 4.6x | 48,795 | 10,534 |
| QQQ Oct 13 C | 4.1x | 35,584 | 8,772 |
| QQQ Oct 9 P | 3.9x | 732,371 | 186,113 |
| QQQ Oct 15 C | 3.7x | 25,381 | 6,912 |
| PLTR Oct 9 C | 3.6x | 440,736 | 123,181 |
| AAPL Oct 9 C | 3.3x | 457,804 | 139,562 |
| GOOGL Oct 12 C | 3.2x | 18,480 | 5,739 |

## Put/call volume ratio by ticker and expiry (volume >= 5,000)

| Ticker, expiry | Put/call volume ratio | Put contracts | Call contracts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| BAC Jan 21 '28 | 7.85 | 6,134 | 781 |
| BAC Nov 20 | 7.73 | 64,300 | 8,323 |
| NVDA Mar 19 '27 | 7.63 | 86,805 | 11,383 |
| NVDA Apr 16 '27 | 4.43 | 10,578 | 2,389 |
| NVDA Jan 15 '27 | 3.19 | 122,415 | 38,418 |
| SOFI Dec 17 '27 | 0.02 | 296 | 14,065 |
| SOFI Jun 17 '27 | 0.09 | 517 | 5,711 |
| SOFI Nov 20 | 0.10 | 9,324 | 96,516 |
| SOFI Jan 21 '28 | 0.11 | 920 | 8,005 |
| NVDA Oct 19 | 0.14 | 3,397 | 24,566 |

9 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts.

## Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type (2026-10-08)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Change (contracts) | Open interest |
|---|---:|---:|
| XLF Nov 20 P | +132,494 | 574,375 |
| SPX Oct 9 C | +87,205 | 256,248 |
| EWZ Jan 15 '27 C | +58,045 | 584,724 |
| XLF Oct 16 C | +51,274 | 418,310 |
| MDT Oct 16 C | +33,994 | 118,001 |
| BAC Nov 20 P | +30,345 | 126,189 |
| MDT Oct 16 P | +26,783 | 61,820 |
| XLE Nov 20 C | +26,265 | 144,813 |
| QQQ Nov 13 P | +21,900 | 36,695 |
| NVDA Oct 12 P | +21,630 | 54,898 |

Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.

## Limits

- **Delayed at least 15 minutes.** Every 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 day.** Intraday 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 Cboe settlement archive.
- **The strikes we track, not the full book.** A chain capture is a window: up to 40 strikes around the money in each expiration from the Schwab chain, or every strike in the nearest expirations from the Cboe delayed chain. Totals, shares and ratios describe the strikes captured, and each snapshot states its own coverage.
- **Thin cells are withheld.** Every 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 trades.** Volume 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 direction.** A 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 estimate.** Estimated premium is volume times the quote midpoint times 100 shares. It is labelled "est." wherever it appears.
- **Open interest arrives the next day.** Open 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.

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## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08
Retrieved: 2026-10-11 15:53 ET
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