NVDAPOCT 26Open interest change
Open interest in NVDA puts expiring Oct 26 (1 week out) rose 8,552 at the Oct 19 settlement
12,048 to 20,600 contracts between the Oct 16 and Oct 19 settlements, 71% of the prior figure.
NVDA · PUTS · OCT 21Settled
Open interest in NVDA puts expiring Oct 21 rose 38,571 at the Oct 19 settlement
As of . Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/nvda-puts-oct-21-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other NVDA snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.
41,588 to 80,159 contracts between the Oct 16 and Oct 19 settlements, 93% of the prior figure.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Open interest, earlier settlement | 41,588 |
| Open interest, later settlement | 80,159 |
| Change (contracts) | +38,571 |
| Change as a share of the earlier figure | 93% |
| Earlier settlement | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Later settlement | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Days to expiry | 2 |
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: 38,571; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 0.9275
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Open interest changed: 29
- Baseline
- median absolute open interest change share, contracts within a week: 0.3615
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 9
- 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 19, 2026
All NVDA snapshots on the hub- NVDACDEC 18Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 7 sessions. 27,683 call and 9,131 put contracts by 12:36 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDACMAR 19 '27Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 0.6 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 7 sessions. 9,880 call and 2,544 put contracts by 10:57 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDACOCT 23Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.5 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 7 sessions. 84,039 call and 31,417 put contracts by 10:22 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDACNOV 13Put/call by expiry
NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.6 median
The median is NVDA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 7 sessions. 3,800 call and 1,145 put contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
- NVDAP215OCT 19Volume vs open interest
NVDA 215 puts expiring Oct 19 (same day) traded 5.3x their open interest
NVDA puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.7x their open interest, by 09:41 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.