# META options expiring Oct 16 drew 43% of tracked META est. premium on Oct 15

As of Oct 15, 2026, 09:51 ET: META options expiring Oct 16 drew 43% of tracked META est. premium on Oct 15. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-oct-16-2026-premium-concentration, where the follow-up at the next settlement and at expiry is added once each is recorded.

$31.9M est. of $73.5M est. across the META strikes we track, by 09:51 ET. Calls $25.0M, puts $6.9M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations. Source: Schwab options chain.

- Session: 2026-10-15
- Kind: Premium concentration
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-16 (within a week)
- Rule: expiry share of est. premium >= 0.4 and >= bucket median + 0.15; ticker est. premium >= $1.0M
- Baseline: median premium share of contracts within a week, last 20 sessions, n = 5, value 0.2804

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| callPremiumEst | 24972700 |
| daysToExpiry | 1 |
| expiryPremiumEst | 31880230 |
| premiumShare | 0.4336 |
| putPremiumEst | 6907530 |
| tickerPremiumEst | 73516290 |

## What happened next

- Next settlement: pending the next settlement.
- Expiry: pending expiry.

Caveat: 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.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-oct-16-2026-premium-concentration
Retrieved: 2026-10-16 04:38 ET
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