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Unusual options activity on Oct 20, 2026

On Oct 20, 2026, SquawkFlow published 117 snapshots of unusual options activity, 117 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Oct 20, 2026, 16:14 ET: 88 put/call by expiry, 8 volume vs open interest, 4 premium concentration, 3 same-day share, 14 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/2026-10-20: all 117 snapshots grouped by kind, each with its own permalink; the boards by ticker, expiry and call or put; and a link to the Oct 19, 2026 session. The next session's snapshots post no earlier than 9:45 ET and are linked from this page.

  • 117
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  • 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 20, 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 20, 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 23, 2026$182.4M222,229139,649
2SPY calls expiring October 21, 2026$113.2M576,13094,061
3QQQ calls expiring October 21, 2026$100.1M415,13974,862
4TSLA puts expiring October 23, 2026$93.0M125,63156,279
5QQQ puts expiring October 21, 2026$88.2M501,21097,779
6SPY puts expiring October 21, 2026$65.8M559,681213,426
7NVDA calls expiring October 21, 2026$60.3M507,08996,188
8NVDA calls expiring October 23, 2026$59.6M228,594400,741
9META calls expiring October 23, 2026$52.5M24,72620,199
10AMZN calls expiring November 20, 2026$36.7M47,529395,070

11 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 20, 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
1AMD calls expiring October 21, 20267.7x87,83311,404
2SPY calls expiring October 21, 20266.1x576,13094,061
3AAPL puts expiring October 21, 20265.8x193,44033,284
4QQQ calls expiring October 21, 20265.5x415,13974,862
5NVDA calls expiring October 21, 20265.3x507,08996,188
6QQQ puts expiring October 21, 20265.1x501,21097,779
7AAPL calls expiring October 21, 20265.1x238,15247,103
8AMD puts expiring October 21, 20264.8x76,08415,813
9AMZN calls expiring October 21, 20264.7x186,03339,208
10NVDA puts expiring October 21, 20264.2x333,42479,439

11 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 20, 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 months6.6425,321 / 3,813
AAPL options expiring March 19, 2027, Over 3 months2.276,262 / 2,753
AAPL options expiring November 6, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks2.037,570 / 3,730
GOOGL options expiring November 13, 2026, 1 to 3 months1.744,134 / 2,378
AMD options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months1.679,189 / 5,494

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Oct 20, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
GOOGL options expiring February 19, 2027, Over 3 months0.08573 / 7,027
SOFI options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.137,772 / 60,612
BAC options expiring October 23, 2026, Within a week0.177,592 / 43,479
AMZN options expiring October 30, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks0.188,541 / 46,808
AMZN options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.209,398 / 47,529

11 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 19, 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
QQQ puts expiring October 20, 2026+124,625231,101
SPX calls expiring October 20, 2026+88,901146,475
EWZ calls expiring October 30, 2026+64,786192,771
GOOGL calls expiring November 20, 2026+54,084385,282
SPCX calls expiring October 23, 2026+46,207153,430
NVDA puts expiring October 21, 2026+38,57180,159
IWM calls expiring October 29, 2026+37,60441,386
EWY calls expiring December 18, 2026+31,636152,953
NFLX puts expiring October 23, 2026+30,70984,256
SPY calls expiring November 20, 2026+28,053490,869

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

88 snapshots, most notable first

  3. IWMPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 8.6x the calls, vs a 2.6x median

    The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 94,648 put and 11,047 call contracts by 10:10 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainIWM pageDetails

82 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 10.0 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:31 ET
  2. IWM calls outnumbered puts 10.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 10:16 ET
  3. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 9.5 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:46 ET
  4. AAPL puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 9.3x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 11:10 ET
  5. IWM calls outnumbered puts 6.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:36 ET
  6. AMZN puts expiring Oct 28 (1 week out) traded 6.1x the calls, vs a 0.5x median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  7. BAC calls outnumbered puts 5.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:51 ET
  8. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median TSLA, 10:11 ET
  9. META puts expiring Dec 18 traded 5.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median META, 09:51 ET
  10. IWM calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 09:46 ET
  11. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 3.0 median SOFI, 14:54 ET
  12. BAC calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 1.8 median BAC, 10:31 ET
  13. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.7 median GOOGL, 14:43 ET
  14. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 2.1 median SOFI, 10:29 ET
  15. IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.4 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 10:51 ET
  16. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 15:16 ET
  17. AAPL puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 4.7x the calls, vs a 0.7x median AAPL, 10:05 ET
  18. META calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median META, 09:46 ET
  19. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.5 median AMZN, 10:26 ET
  20. AMD puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 4.4x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 14:15 ET
  21. PLTR puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 4.4x the calls, vs a 0.7x median PLTR, 15:03 ET
  22. TSLA puts expiring Nov 2 (2 weeks out) traded 4.2x the calls, vs a 0.6x median TSLA, 10:32 ET
  23. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Oct 22, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 11:00 ET
  24. META calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.5 median META, 15:16 ET
  25. BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.6 median BAC, 09:41 ET
  26. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.4 median NFLX, 10:10 ET
  27. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 13:31 ET
  28. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 2.2 median GOOGL, 09:58 ET
  29. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.8 median COIN, 10:14 ET
  30. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 10:06 ET
  31. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Apr 16, 2027, vs a 1.7 median GOOGL, 14:18 ET
  32. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Oct 27 (1 week out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 10:56 ET
  33. GS calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.1 median GS, 10:41 ET
  34. XOM calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.8 median XOM, 11:39 ET
  35. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  36. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.5 median SOFI, 09:34 ET
  37. NFLX puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.9x the calls, vs a 0.7x median NFLX, 09:55 ET
  38. AAPL puts expiring Nov 20 traded 3.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 09:41 ET
  39. BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:25 ET
  40. QQQ puts expiring Oct 23 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 1.1x median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  41. GOOGL puts expiring Nov 13 traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 0.5x median GOOGL, 09:53 ET
  42. V calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.5 median V, 15:04 ET
  43. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 1.4 median MSFT, 13:38 ET
  44. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 0.8 median QQQ, 10:14 ET
  45. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 13:05 ET
  46. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.4 median NFLX, 09:50 ET
  47. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.4 median MSFT, 12:13 ET
  48. IWM calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.4 median IWM, 15:26 ET
  49. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.4 median NFLX, 12:50 ET
  50. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.0 median PLTR, 10:03 ET
  51. IWM calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Oct 21, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:36 ET
  52. AMD puts expiring Oct 23 traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AMD, 09:40 ET
  53. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.4 median PLTR, 14:48 ET
  54. QQQ puts expiring Oct 20 (same day) traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  55. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 0.7 median AMD, 14:01 ET
  56. NVDA puts expiring Oct 21 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.7x median NVDA, 09:41 ET
  57. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.6 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 10:27 ET
  58. PLTR puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 0.7x median PLTR, 09:43 ET
  59. PLTR puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 2.3x the calls, vs a 0.7x median PLTR, 10:23 ET
  60. NFLX puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 0.5x median NFLX, 09:59 ET
  61. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Oct 22, vs a 0.9 median QQQ, 09:39 ET
  62. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 0.9 median SPY, 09:47 ET
  63. JPM calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 0.9 median JPM, 15:28 ET
  64. PLTR puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 11:33 ET
  65. COIN calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.1 median COIN, 12:19 ET
  66. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 1.7 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 0.6 median NVDA, 13:16 ET
  67. MSFT puts expiring Oct 21 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 0.7x median MSFT, 09:37 ET
  68. AMD calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 10:30 ET
  69. TSLA puts expiring Oct 26 traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 0.6x median TSLA, 09:46 ET
  70. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.5 to 1 expiring Oct 22, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 10:12 ET
  71. COIN calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.1 median COIN, 15:34 ET
  72. AMD calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 12:35 ET
  73. AAPL puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.7x median AAPL, 10:16 ET
  74. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.8 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:37 ET
  75. AMD calls outnumbered puts 1.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 13:45 ET
  76. TSLA puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.6x median TSLA, 09:36 ET
  77. AAPL puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 10:11 ET
  78. NFLX puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median NFLX, 14:40 ET
  79. META puts expiring Oct 26 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.5x median META, 15:01 ET
  80. XOM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.6x median XOM, 13:19 ET
  81. NFLX puts expiring Dec 15, 2028 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median NFLX, 12:55 ET
  82. XOM puts expiring Oct 23 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.5x median XOM, 10:28 ET

Volume vs open interest

8 snapshots, most notable first

2 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. AMZN 267.5 calls expiring Oct 21 traded 5.1x their open interest AMZN, 09:56 ET
  2. NFLX 61 puts expiring Oct 23 traded 5.1x their open interest NFLX, 14:40 ET

Premium concentration

4 snapshots, most notable first

Same-day share

3 snapshots, most notable first

Near vs far dates

14 snapshots, most notable first

8 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. NFLX put/call volume ratio held at 0.76 within 3 weeks, against 0.30 1 to 3 months out NFLX, 09:50 ET
  2. GS put/call volume ratio held at 0.48 within 3 weeks, against 1.34 1 to 3 months out GS, 12:11 ET
  3. NVDA put/call volume ratio held at 0.87 within 3 weeks, against 0.37 1 to 3 months out NVDA, 09:32 ET
  4. AMZN put/call volume ratio held at 0.28 within 3 weeks, against 0.54 1 to 3 months out AMZN, 09:36 ET
  5. MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 1.29 within 3 weeks, against 0.72 1 to 3 months out MSFT, 09:57 ET
  6. SOFI put/call volume ratio held at 0.32 within 3 weeks, against 0.19 1 to 3 months out SOFI, 14:44 ET
  7. AMD put/call volume ratio held at 1.60 within 3 weeks, against 0.97 1 to 3 months out AMD, 09:40 ET
  8. XOM put/call volume ratio held at 1.49 within 3 weeks, against 0.87 1 to 3 months out XOM, 10:39 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.