# Unusual options activity on Oct 12, 2026

On Oct 12, 2026, SquawkFlow published 117 snapshots of unusual options activity, 117 from delayed options chain data (newest capture Oct 12, 2026, 16:14 ET). Chain figures are session totals published at least 15 minutes after capture; none is an individual trade.

By kind: Put/call by expiry 82, Volume vs open interest 13, Near vs far dates 13, Same-day share 6, Premium concentration 3.

## Snapshots, most notable first

| As of (ET) | Ticker | Kind | Snapshot | Permalink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:56 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 72.5x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nvda-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:35 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) traded 30.5x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/iwm-puts-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:40 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ puts expiring Nov 20 traded 9.8x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/qqq-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:30 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC puts expiring Oct 30 (3 weeks out) traded 13.5x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/bac-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 11:48 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT calls outnumbered puts 17.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 13 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/msft-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:46 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 11.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/bac-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:20 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 10.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:26 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 10.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 6 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 12:44 ET | SOFI | Volume vs open interest | SOFI 28 calls expiring Nov 20 traded 5.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/sofi-28-calls-nov-20-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:46 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 8.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 11:00 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 8.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Mar 19, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nflx-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:31 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 7.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12 (same day) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-oct-12-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:36 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 6.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:36 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 6.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 14 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-oct-14-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 13:40 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 7.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/bac-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:29 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 6.8 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/sofi-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:46 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 6.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:35 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nflx-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:41 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 6.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 6 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/iwm-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:58 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 6.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/googl-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:46 ET | NVDA | Volume vs open interest | NVDA 227.5 calls expiring Oct 12 (same day) traded 6.4x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nvda-227p5-calls-oct-12-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:44 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/xom-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:45 ET | IWM | Volume vs open interest | IWM 279 calls expiring Oct 12 (same day) traded 6.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/iwm-279-calls-oct-12-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:35 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD puts expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) traded 5.8x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amd-puts-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 13:39 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Mar 19, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/sofi-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:42 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 12:13 ET | PLTR | Volume vs open interest | PLTR 207.5 puts expiring Oct 16 traded 6.4x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/pltr-207p5-puts-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:29 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 21, 2028 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/sofi-calls-jan-21-2028-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:49 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 14 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/googl-calls-oct-14-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:33 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12 (same day) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/msft-calls-oct-12-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:30 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/bac-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:43 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/pltr-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:36 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:40 ET | QQQ | Volume vs open interest | QQQ 748 calls expiring Oct 12 (same day) traded 10.3x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/qqq-748-calls-oct-12-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:43 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12 (same day) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/googl-calls-oct-12-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:01 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nvda-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:12 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT puts expiring Nov 6 traded 4.0x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/msft-puts-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:34 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/sofi-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:44 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/sofi-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:57 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Mar 19, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:40 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 4.2x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amd-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:10 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/iwm-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:59 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 20 (1 week out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/qqq-calls-oct-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:36 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12 (same day) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-oct-12-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:44 ET | V | Put/call by expiry | V calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/v-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:28 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/googl-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 11:58 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Feb 19, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/pltr-calls-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:41 ET | TSLA | Volume vs open interest | TSLA 380 calls expiring Oct 12 (same day) traded 5.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/tsla-380-calls-oct-12-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 12, 2026, 10:06 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 30 (3 weeks out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 14:56 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:36 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nvda-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 13:09 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/googl-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 14:51 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 3.5x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/iwm-puts-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:51 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out) | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/amzn-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 11:12 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 14 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/nvda-calls-oct-14-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 12:03 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 21, 2028 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/xom-calls-jan-21-2028-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:40 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 14 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/aapl-calls-oct-14-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 09:33 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/pltr-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 15:46 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/aapl-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 12, 2026, 14:22 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-12/meta-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |

## Biggest estimated premium by ticker, expiry and type

| Ticker, expiry, type | Est. premium (USD) | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| META Oct 16 C | $78.6M | 114,750 | 174,506 |
| META Dec 18 C | $58.4M | 12,117 | 90,881 |
| QQQ Oct 13 P | $56.2M | 369,440 | 123,597 |
| META Oct 16 P | $56.1M | 60,302 | 38,552 |
| SPY Oct 13 C | $53.4M | 446,581 | 88,018 |
| NVDA Oct 16 C | $50.2M | 250,976 | 900,324 |
| NVDA Oct 19 C | $49.1M | 45,970 | 30,363 |
| TSLA Oct 12 P | $46.5M | 409,694 | 41,833 |
| META Oct 14 C | $44.2M | 82,591 | 12,706 |
| AAPL Oct 16 C | $44.2M | 114,955 | 420,837 |

## 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 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| META Oct 12 P | 30.9x | 310,873 | 10,072 |
| META Oct 12 C | 20.1x | 539,489 | 26,819 |
| AMD Oct 12 C | 12.0x | 160,518 | 13,422 |
| MSFT Oct 12 C | 11.0x | 210,646 | 19,137 |
| TSLA Oct 12 P | 9.8x | 409,694 | 41,833 |
| AAPL Oct 12 C | 9.7x | 422,934 | 43,414 |
| AAPL Oct 12 P | 8.4x | 234,557 | 28,071 |
| QQQ Oct 13 C | 8.0x | 341,221 | 42,528 |
| TSLA Oct 12 C | 7.7x | 529,550 | 68,594 |
| AMD Oct 12 P | 7.6x | 124,966 | 16,498 |

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

| Ticker, expiry | Put/call volume ratio | Put contracts | Call contracts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| NVDA Jan 15 '27 | 11.44 | 301,699 | 26,361 |
| PLTR Dec 18 | 5.86 | 39,758 | 6,779 |
| NVDA Apr 16 '27 | 4.71 | 12,832 | 2,726 |
| MSFT Nov 6 | 3.62 | 7,354 | 2,030 |
| BAC Oct 30 | 3.25 | 10,601 | 3,259 |
| SOFI Nov 20 | 0.09 | 11,870 | 130,280 |
| MSFT Nov 13 | 0.10 | 1,095 | 10,534 |
| BAC Jan 15 '27 | 0.13 | 721 | 5,519 |
| AMZN Nov 6 | 0.18 | 1,727 | 9,560 |
| BAC Dec 18 | 0.22 | 938 | 4,303 |

12 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts.

## Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type (2026-10-09)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Change (contracts) | Open interest |
|---|---:|---:|
| EWZ Jan 15 '27 C | +301,915 | 886,639 |
| SPY Oct 12 P | +239,444 | 387,741 |
| NVDA Feb 19 '27 P | +189,685 | 300,320 |
| SPX Oct 12 P | +123,332 | 238,470 |
| SPX Oct 12 C | +66,832 | 153,576 |
| INTC Oct 23 C | +61,137 | 116,182 |
| TSLA Oct 12 C | +57,979 | 89,683 |
| PLTR Oct 16 C | +57,761 | 226,768 |
| TSLA Oct 12 P | +33,538 | 61,572 |
| HOOD Oct 16 C | +28,470 | 186,418 |

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/2026-10-12
Retrieved: 2026-10-13 02:47 ET
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