# Unusual options activity on Oct 15, 2026

On Oct 15, 2026, SquawkFlow published 126 snapshots of unusual options activity, 126 from delayed options chain data (newest capture Oct 15, 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 91, Near vs far dates 16, Volume vs open interest 14, Same-day share 3, Premium concentration 2.

## Snapshots, most notable first

| As of (ET) | Ticker | Kind | Snapshot | Permalink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:31 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 44.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/amzn-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:42 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 8.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nvda-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 11:04 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 10.6 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 5.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/sofi-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:35 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 12.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nflx-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:41 ET | NVDA | Volume vs open interest | NVDA 217.5 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 8.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nvda-217p5-calls-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:26 ET | AMZN | Volume vs open interest | AMZN 252.5 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 5.2x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/amzn-252p5-calls-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:49 ET | XOM | Volume vs open interest | XOM 200 calls expiring Nov 20 traded 5.3x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/xom-200-calls-nov-20-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:57 ET | PLTR | Volume vs open interest | PLTR 197.5 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 5.7x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/pltr-197p5-calls-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:39 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 12.3 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 2.4 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nflx-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:40 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 12.8x the calls, vs a 0.9x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/coin-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:43 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 10.0 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 2.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/googl-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:51 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 8.6 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/tsla-calls-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 14:11 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 9.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/amzn-calls-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:05 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 8.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.4 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nflx-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 11:13 ET | MSFT | Volume vs open interest | MSFT 542.5 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 5.1x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/msft-542p5-calls-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:45 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 8.5 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:37 ET | SPY | Volume vs open interest | SPY 766 calls expiring Oct 15 (same day) traded 8.1x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/spy-766-calls-oct-15-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 12:17 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 5.4x the calls, vs a 1.0x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/spy-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:13 ET | GOOGL | Volume vs open interest | GOOGL 352.5 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 5.2x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/googl-352p5-calls-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:01 ET | AAPL | Volume vs open interest | AAPL 347.5 puts expiring Oct 16 traded 5.2x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/aapl-347p5-puts-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:45 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 6.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:32 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY calls outnumbered puts 6.6 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/spy-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:08 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 6.9 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/googl-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:57 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 6.4x the calls, vs a 2.9x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nvda-puts-sep-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 12:08 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 6.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/xom-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 12:29 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 6.3 to 1 expiring Jan 19, 2029, vs a 2.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/sofi-calls-jan-19-2029-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:59 ET | JPM | Put/call by expiry | JPM calls outnumbered puts 6.7 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/jpm-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:49 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 6.3 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 2.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/googl-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:11 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 5.6x the calls, vs a 3.0x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/iwm-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.3 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nflx-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:19 ET | SOFI | Volume vs open interest | SOFI 28 calls expiring Nov 20 traded 5.2x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/sofi-28-calls-nov-20-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:01 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC puts expiring Oct 16 traded 4.0x the calls on that date | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-puts-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:31 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 5.3 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nvda-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:51 ET | GS | Put/call by expiry | GS puts expiring Oct 23 (1 week out) traded 5.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/gs-puts-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 11:09 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 2.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/sofi-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:06 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 14:41 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 5.1x the calls, vs a 0.9x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-puts-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:51 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/amzn-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 13:25 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.1 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nflx-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 14:32 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nvda-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:36 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/amzn-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 12:19 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 5.0 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 2.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/sofi-calls-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:35 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:43 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Oct 16, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/msft-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 13:36 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Oct 19, vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-calls-oct-19-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:09 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 1.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/xom-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:35 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 1.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/coin-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:56 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/tsla-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:43 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 2.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/googl-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:41 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 4.3x the calls, vs a 1.9x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/iwm-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 12:26 ET | META | Volume vs open interest | META 735 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 5.1x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-735-calls-oct-16-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:11 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 0.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:46 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/tsla-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:56 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 0.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/iwm-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:56 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 3.4x the calls, vs a 1.1x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/iwm-puts-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 15:49 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/xom-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:31 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 3.7x the calls, vs a 0.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/nvda-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 09:39 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/sofi-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 15, 2026, 10:01 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/amzn-calls-oct-21-2026-put-call-skew |

## Biggest estimated premium by ticker, expiry and type

| Ticker, expiry, type | Est. premium (USD) | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| QQQ Oct 16 P | $363.4M | 1,187,297 | 1,312,684 |
| SPY Oct 16 C | $345.5M | 1,000,691 | 786,886 |
| NVDA Oct 16 C | $344.6M | 779,315 | 892,309 |
| NVDA Dec 18 C | $291.3M | 136,904 | 501,034 |
| QQQ Oct 16 C | $290.7M | 813,517 | 782,541 |
| AMD Oct 16 C | $196.0M | 210,664 | 46,140 |
| IWM Oct 16 P | $183.4M | 332,317 | 1,034,578 |
| TSLA Oct 16 C | $166.0M | 428,096 | 208,515 |
| SPY Oct 16 P | $134.6M | 1,105,748 | 2,503,012 |
| NVDA Nov 20 C | $110.3M | 366,938 | 720,733 |

## 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 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| AMD Oct 19 C | 4.7x | 27,565 | 5,895 |
| AMD Oct 16 C | 4.6x | 210,664 | 46,140 |
| SPY Oct 19 P | 3.6x | 338,726 | 93,948 |
| AAPL Oct 19 P | 3.5x | 41,203 | 11,935 |
| TSLA Oct 19 C | 3.3x | 78,840 | 23,658 |
| META Oct 19 C | 3.3x | 50,590 | 15,310 |
| QQQ Oct 19 C | 3.2x | 177,527 | 54,794 |
| AAPL Oct 19 C | 3.2x | 43,639 | 13,742 |
| AMD Oct 23 C | 2.6x | 32,976 | 12,794 |
| SPY Oct 19 C | 2.6x | 174,069 | 67,955 |

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

| Ticker, expiry | Put/call volume ratio | Put contracts | Call contracts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| BAC Jan 19 '29 | 38.15 | 8,736 | 229 |
| BAC Feb 19 '27 | 4.42 | 4,429 | 1,001 |
| BAC Oct 16 | 3.82 | 99,218 | 25,995 |
| COIN Jan 15 '27 | 3.52 | 7,380 | 2,098 |
| NVDA Sep 17 '27 | 3.40 | 15,946 | 4,689 |
| SOFI Jun 16 '28 | 0.04 | 216 | 5,550 |
| AMZN Oct 30 | 0.06 | 5,613 | 96,664 |
| SOFI Nov 20 | 0.09 | 13,497 | 154,580 |
| AMZN Oct 26 | 0.11 | 584 | 5,184 |
| NVDA Dec 15 '28 | 0.12 | 768 | 6,237 |

12 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts.

## Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type (2026-10-14)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Change (contracts) | Open interest |
|---|---:|---:|
| TLT Nov 30 C | +170,716 | 325,401 |
| SPX Oct 15 P | +165,535 | 260,666 |
| SPY Oct 15 C | +161,128 | 231,354 |
| QQQ Oct 15 P | +132,407 | 229,788 |
| QQQ Oct 15 C | +92,613 | 153,216 |
| EWZ Oct 23 P | +66,434 | 177,854 |
| SPX Oct 15 C | +65,525 | 114,412 |
| XLU Oct 30 C | +64,446 | 138,977 |
| TLT Mar 19 '27 C | +60,334 | 308,690 |
| SPY Oct 20 P | +58,993 | 87,012 |

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

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Retrieved: 2026-10-16 03:59 ET
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