# Same-day contracts accounted for 65% of tracked SPY option volume by 09:32 ET

As of Oct 19, 2026, 09:32 ET: Same-day contracts accounted for 65% of tracked SPY option volume by 09:32 ET.
On the page at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/spy-oct-19-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 19, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other SPY snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.

88,715 of 136,214 tracked contracts on Oct 19, 2026, puts 35,690 and calls 53,025. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations. Source: delayed broker chain.

- Session: 2026-10-19
- Kind: Same-day share
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-19 (same day)
- Rule: same-day share >= 0.6 (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); volume >= 10000
- Baseline: median same-day share of option volume, last 20 sessions, n = 0

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| sameDayCallVolume | 53025 |
| sameDayPutVolume | 35690 |
| sameDayShare | 0.6513 |
| sameDayVolume | 88715 |
| totalVolume | 136214 |

## 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/2026-10-19

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/spy-oct-19-2026-same-day-share
Retrieved: 2026-10-20 05:09 ET
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recomputed every session, so a number without its date is wrong within a day.

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