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Unusual options activity on Oct 19, 2026

On Oct 19, 2026, SquawkFlow published 106 snapshots of unusual options activity, 106 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Oct 19, 2026, 16:14 ET: 73 put/call by expiry, 11 volume vs open interest, 3 premium concentration, 6 same-day share, 13 near vs far dates. Figures are session totals and settlement counts, not individual trades, and no snapshot infers a buyer, seller or direction.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19: all 106 snapshots grouped by kind, each with its own permalink; the boards by ticker, expiry and call or put; and a link to the Oct 16, 2026 session. The next session's snapshots post no earlier than 9:45 ET and are linked from this page.

  • 106
    Snapshots published
  • 5
    Kinds that fired
  • TSLA
    Ticker with the largest est. premium
  • 20
    Tickers with a snapshot
Machine-readable versionHow snapshots are made

Boards for Oct 19, 2026

Ticker x expiry x call or put totals from the session's last public capture.

Biggest estimated premium

Biggest est. premium by ticker, expiry and type, in the strikes we track. Estimated as volume times the quote midpoint.

Biggest estimated premium. As of Oct 19, 2026, 16:14 ET. Premium in US dollars, estimated; volume and open interest in contracts, in the strikes captured around the money. Session totals from delayed chain snapshots, not individual trades.
#Ticker, expiryEst. premiumVolumePrior OI
1TSLA calls expiring October 19, 2026$177.8M998,19696,730
2QQQ puts expiring October 20, 2026$124.0M556,858106,476
3TSLA calls expiring October 23, 2026$118.4M146,168101,504
4SPY puts expiring October 20, 2026$92.9M609,336187,693
5AMZN calls expiring November 20, 2026$83.3M142,687374,081
6QQQ calls expiring October 20, 2026$72.9M513,25499,223
7SPY calls expiring October 20, 2026$72.1M555,77298,878
8TSLA puts expiring October 23, 2026$66.0M83,18150,587
9AMZN calls expiring October 19, 2026$65.7M458,27038,114
10META calls expiring October 19, 2026$62.9M270,01928,228

14 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts

Volume against prior open interest

Volume vs prior open interest by ticker, expiry and type (open interest >= 5,000). Session volume in the strikes we track divided by their open interest from the prior settlement.

Volume against prior open interest. As of Oct 19, 2026, 16:14 ET. Premium in US dollars, estimated; volume and open interest in contracts, in the strikes captured around the money. Session totals from delayed chain snapshots, not individual trades.
#Ticker, expiryVolume / OIVolumePrior OI
1TSLA puts expiring October 19, 202617.9x804,10244,998
2AMZN calls expiring October 19, 202612.0x458,27038,114
3AAPL puts expiring October 19, 202611.7x422,48335,986
4AMZN puts expiring October 19, 202611.3x273,62024,328
5TSLA calls expiring October 19, 202610.3x998,19696,730
6AAPL calls expiring October 19, 202610.0x445,04944,488
7AMD calls expiring October 19, 20269.9x206,93020,880
8META puts expiring October 19, 20269.8x222,82822,823
9META calls expiring October 19, 20269.6x270,01928,228
10NVDA calls expiring October 19, 20267.8x838,854107,040

14 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts

Put/call extremes by expiry

Put/call volume ratio by ticker and expiry (volume >= 5,000), in the strikes we track. Above 1, more puts than calls traded in that expiry.

Most puts per call

Highest put/call ratios. As of Oct 19, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
NFLX options expiring November 13, 2026, 1 to 3 months15.7122,398 / 1,426
BAC options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months4.3433,727 / 7,777
AMD options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months2.1311,667 / 5,486
PLTR options expiring October 30, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks1.9246,731 / 24,340
PLTR options expiring November 13, 2026, 1 to 3 months1.773,880 / 2,190

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Oct 19, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
SOFI options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.056,798 / 132,873
SOFI options expiring June 17, 2027, Over 3 months0.06516 / 8,422
GOOGL options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.087,181 / 85,470
GOOGL options expiring October 26, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks0.171,000 / 5,798
AMZN options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.1825,216 / 142,687

14 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts

Open interest rose at the settlement

Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type, Oct 16, 2026.

Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type. Change and open interest in contracts. Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Ticker, expiryChangeNow open
SPX puts expiring October 19, 2026+227,184329,347
NVDA puts expiring October 23, 2026+127,696315,025
MSTR calls expiring October 23, 2026+113,679208,678
QQQ calls expiring October 19, 2026+111,671201,133
MU puts expiring October 23, 2026+93,444162,149
SPX calls expiring October 19, 2026+82,511140,321
TSLA puts expiring October 23, 2026+80,660148,058
TLT calls expiring October 23, 2026+74,756251,972
TSLA calls expiring October 19, 2026+67,143140,465
INTC calls expiring October 23, 2026+63,428276,775

Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed. Every symbol, every strike: biggest open interest changes.

Put/call by expiry

73 snapshots, most notable first

67 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. MSFT puts expiring Dec 18 traded 11.3x the calls, vs a 0.7x median MSFT, 09:53 ET
  2. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 10.3 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 5.9 median SOFI, 09:39 ET
  3. SPY puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 7.0x the calls, vs a 1.1x median SPY, 11:32 ET
  4. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 8.7 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median SOFI, 09:49 ET
  5. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 8.3 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.6 median GOOGL, 10:43 ET
  6. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.9 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  7. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (1 week out), vs a 2.6 median GOOGL, 11:58 ET
  8. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 7.1 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (3 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median SOFI, 10:55 ET
  9. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.9 median GOOGL, 09:38 ET
  10. BAC puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.7x the calls, vs a 1.0x median BAC, 12:31 ET
  11. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.4 median AMZN, 12:46 ET
  12. NVDA puts expiring Dec 18 traded 5.3x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 09:36 ET
  13. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 10:26 ET
  14. AMD puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 5.4x the calls, vs a 1.1x median AMD, 10:15 ET
  15. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 1.9 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  16. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (3 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 10:51 ET
  17. AAPL puts expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 3.8x the calls on that date AAPL, 09:31 ET
  18. AMD puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 4.6x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 15:55 ET
  19. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 0.6 median NVDA, 10:57 ET
  20. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.5 median PLTR, 09:33 ET
  21. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 2.1 median GOOGL, 10:19 ET
  22. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median NFLX, 09:40 ET
  23. SPY calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.9 median SPY, 09:32 ET
  24. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 12:36 ET
  25. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.5 median NVDA, 10:22 ET
  26. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (1 week out), vs a 0.5 median IWM, 09:41 ET
  27. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.1 median COIN, 11:54 ET
  28. AAPL puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 3.8x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 09:56 ET
  29. AMD calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 19 (same day) AMD, 09:35 ET
  30. BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:16 ET
  31. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:51 ET
  32. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.6 median TSLA, 15:56 ET
  33. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median NVDA, 09:36 ET
  34. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 19 (same day) GOOGL, 09:33 ET
  35. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median PLTR, 10:37 ET
  36. PLTR puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 0.7x median PLTR, 09:43 ET
  37. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (1 week out), vs a 1.7 median TSLA, 09:46 ET
  38. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 19 (same day) AMZN, 09:31 ET
  39. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 15:55 ET
  40. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.7 median TSLA, 09:36 ET
  41. QQQ puts expiring Nov 6 (3 weeks out) traded 3.0x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  42. QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 13:44 ET
  43. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.5 median SOFI, 09:34 ET
  44. AMD puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 1.1x median AMD, 12:00 ET
  45. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (3 weeks out), vs a 1.1 median AMD, 11:25 ET
  46. MSFT puts expiring Oct 23 traded 2.5x the calls, vs a 0.7x median MSFT, 09:38 ET
  47. META puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median META, 10:01 ET
  48. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 1.2 median AMD, 09:40 ET
  49. IWM puts expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median IWM, 09:31 ET
  50. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Oct 20, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:37 ET
  51. SPY calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Oct 22, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:37 ET
  52. SPY calls outnumbered puts 2.1 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:32 ET
  53. COIN calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.1 median COIN, 15:54 ET
  54. BAC calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:36 ET
  55. AMD puts expiring Oct 23 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AMD, 14:10 ET
  56. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.1 median AMD, 09:45 ET
  57. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 10:00 ET
  58. BAC calls outnumbered puts 1.7 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 12:26 ET
  59. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 10:01 ET
  60. COIN calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.1 median COIN, 12:45 ET
  61. AAPL puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median AAPL, 09:35 ET
  62. AAPL puts expiring Oct 23 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.6x median AAPL, 09:35 ET
  63. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 1.6 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 0.9 median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  64. BAC puts expiring Oct 23 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.5x median BAC, 10:16 ET
  65. XOM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.5x median XOM, 12:04 ET
  66. JPM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.6x median JPM, 12:23 ET
  67. AAPL puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 09:46 ET

Volume vs open interest

11 snapshots, most notable first

5 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. TSLA 362.5 calls expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 6.0x their open interest TSLA, 09:41 ET
  2. GOOGL 347.5 calls expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 5.1x their open interest GOOGL, 10:08 ET
  3. AAPL 345 calls expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 6.4x their open interest AAPL, 10:01 ET
  4. MSFT 535 calls expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 5.7x their open interest MSFT, 10:23 ET
  5. AMD 530 puts expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 5.7x their open interest AMD, 10:15 ET

Premium concentration

3 snapshots, most notable first

Same-day share

6 snapshots, most notable first

Near vs far dates

13 snapshots, most notable first

7 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. GS put/call volume ratio held at 0.94 within 3 weeks, against 2.30 1 to 3 months out GS, 13:32 ET
  2. PLTR put/call volume ratio held at 0.66 within 3 weeks, against 0.38 1 to 3 months out PLTR, 09:43 ET
  3. AMZN put/call volume ratio held at 0.22 within 3 weeks, against 0.36 1 to 3 months out AMZN, 09:36 ET
  4. SOFI put/call volume ratio held at 0.18 within 3 weeks, against 0.29 1 to 3 months out SOFI, 09:34 ET
  5. AAPL put/call volume ratio held at 1.62 within 3 weeks, against 1.20 1 to 3 months out AAPL, 09:35 ET
  6. COIN put/call volume ratio held at 0.73 within 3 weeks, against 0.58 1 to 3 months out COIN, 11:04 ET
  7. V put/call volume ratio held at 1.06 within 3 weeks, against 1.19 1 to 3 months out V, 10:50 ET

How to read this, and what it cannot tell you

Each snapshot is one templated sentence computed from options chain snapshots aggregated to ticker, expiry and call or put totals, each over at least 3 traded contracts. The sentence is generated by fixed rules, never written by a model, and it never changes once published: a template fix applies only to new snapshots.

  • Delayed at least 15 minutesEvery 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 dayIntraday 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 bookA chain capture is a window: up to 40 strikes around the money in each expiration from the broker 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 withheldEvery 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 tradesVolume 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 directionA 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 estimateEstimated premium is volume times the quote midpoint times 100 shares. It is labelled "est." wherever it appears.
  • Open interest arrives the next dayOpen 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.

The six kinds of snapshot

  • Put/call by expiry. Put or call volume in one expiry at least 2.5 times the other side (once a ticker has history, 1.75 times its own usual ratio for that range of expiries), with at least 2,000 contracts on the heavy side.
  • Volume vs open interest. One strike trading at least 5 times its prior open interest, and at least 3 times the ratio of its expiry's tracked strikes, with at least 1,000 contracts open.
  • Premium concentration. One expiry holding an outsized share of a ticker's tracked estimated premium for the session.
  • Same-day share. Contracts expiring the same day taking at least 60% of a ticker's tracked option volume (once it has history, 10 points above its own usual share).
  • Near vs far dates. The put/call ratio within three weeks at least twice, or at most half, the ratio one to three months out.
  • Open interest change. Open interest in one expiry and type changing sharply between two settlements, against that symbol's own typical change.

Until a ticker has five sessions of its own history, a snapshot is judged against a fixed threshold and says so; after that it is also compared with the ticker's own 20-session median, and the snapshot page shows how many sessions that median rests on.

Covered intraday

SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, META, AMZN, GOOGL, AMD, NFLX, COIN, PLTR, BAC, JPM, GS, XOM, V, SOFI.