SPY 776 calls expiring Oct 14 (same day) traded 5.5x their open interest
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 09:52 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
SPY calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 09:37 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
CStrike5.5x
Expiry0.83x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 09:37 ET. Session volume from delayed options chain snapshots, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Totals cover the strikes captured around the money, not every listed strike. Not individual trades. Premium is an estimate: volume times the quote midpoint.
Measure
Value
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.5x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.83x
Days to expiry
0
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's call volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.83; Ratio: 5.5
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 35
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 0.83
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
$310.7M est. of $614.2M est. across the SPY strikes we track, by 16:14 ET. Calls $133.6M, puts $177.1M. Tracked: listed strikes in the 2 nearest expirations.
29,338 put and 8,094 call contracts by 10:27 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $5.6M puts, $1.9M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 76,457 put and 75,423 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,581 put and 1,109 call contracts. By 09:32 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.