XLU · CALLS · OCT 30Settled

Open interest in XLU calls expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) rose 64,446 at the Oct 14 settlement

As of Oct 14, 2026 settlement. The evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-14/xlu-calls-oct-30-2026-open-interest-change. Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.

74,531 to 138,977 contracts between the Oct 13 and Oct 14 settlements, 86% of the prior figure.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026 settlement. Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Measure	Value
Open interest, earlier settlement	74,531
Open interest, later settlement	138,977
Change (contracts)	+64,446
Change as a share of the earlier figure	86%
Earlier settlement	Oct 13, 2026
Later settlement	Oct 14, 2026
Days to expiry	16

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: 64,446; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 0.8647
Contracts traded behind each figure: Open interest changed: 12
Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.0851
Baseline window: last 20 sessions
Baseline n: 20
Claim level: 0, a reported fact

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

XLUCNOV 20Open interest change
Settled
Open interest in XLU calls expiring Nov 20 rose 20,199 at the Oct 14 settlement
163,015 to 183,214 contracts between the Oct 13 and Oct 14 settlements, 12% of the prior figure.
Source: Cboe settlement open interest archiveDetails