NVDAPOCT 28Open interest change
Open interest in NVDA puts expiring Oct 28 (2 weeks out) rose 5,039 at the Oct 16 settlement
2,174 to 7,213 contracts between the Oct 15 and Oct 16 settlements, 232% of the prior figure.
NVDA · PUTS · OCT 23Settled
Open interest in NVDA puts expiring Oct 23 (1 week out) rose 127,696 at the Oct 16 settlement
As of . Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/nvda-puts-oct-23-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other NVDA snapshots from Oct 16, 2026.
187,329 to 315,025 contracts between the Oct 15 and Oct 16 settlements, 68% of the prior figure.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Open interest, earlier settlement | 187,329 |
| Open interest, later settlement | 315,025 |
| Change (contracts) | +127,696 |
| Change as a share of the earlier figure | 68% |
| Earlier settlement | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Later settlement | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Days to expiry | 7 |
Why it fired
- 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: 127,696; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 0.6817
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Open interest changed: 41
- Baseline
- median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.1956
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 8
- Claim level
- 0, a reported fact
What happened next
This snapshot is itself a settlement figure, so it has no follow-up of its own.
More NVDA snapshots, Oct 16, 2026
All NVDA snapshots on the hub- NVDACNOV 13Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.8 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 11,701 call and 3,754 put contracts by 10:51 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDAPJAN 15 '27Put/call by expiry
NVDA puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.6x median
The median is NVDA's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 9,407 put and 5,910 call contracts by 10:31 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDAC217.5OCT 16Volume vs open interest
NVDA 217.5 calls expiring Oct 16 (same day) traded 5.2x their open interest
NVDA calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.2x their open interest, by 10:07 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDACNOV 6Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 10.1 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (3 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 5,610 call and 558 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDACOCT 23Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23 (1 week out), vs a 1.7 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 33,475 call and 7,076 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.