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Unusual options activity on Oct 22, 2026

On Oct 22, 2026, SquawkFlow published 117 snapshots of unusual options activity, 117 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Oct 22, 2026, 16:14 ET: 81 put/call by expiry, 12 volume vs open interest, 8 premium concentration, 3 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/2026-10-22: 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 21, 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
  • QQQ
    Ticker with the largest est. premium
  • 19
    Tickers with a snapshot
Machine-readable versionHow snapshots are made

Boards for Oct 22, 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 22, 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
1QQQ puts expiring October 23, 2026$509.5M965,550466,445
2TSLA puts expiring October 23, 2026$214.1M520,180106,569
3QQQ calls expiring October 23, 2026$172.7M811,149278,498
4SPY calls expiring October 23, 2026$148.8M773,974339,788
5SPY puts expiring October 23, 2026$143.9M827,176568,454
6NVDA puts expiring October 23, 2026$139.4M421,741281,790
7META puts expiring October 23, 2026$114.4M165,17965,250
8AMD puts expiring October 23, 2026$99.9M140,44450,260
9META calls expiring January 15, 2027$97.5M58,745581,211
10TSLA calls expiring October 23, 2026$96.0M595,985190,868

15 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 22, 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
1META calls expiring October 23, 202623.7x183,3327,733
2AMD calls expiring October 23, 20267.1x170,97624,047
3TSLA puts expiring October 23, 20264.9x520,180106,569
4AMD calls expiring October 30, 20264.6x26,5465,796
5AAPL puts expiring October 26, 20263.4x40,00011,744
6AMZN puts expiring October 26, 20263.3x24,6537,425
7AAPL puts expiring October 23, 20263.2x304,47594,529
8TSLA calls expiring October 23, 20263.1x595,985190,868
9AMD puts expiring October 26, 20263.1x24,9028,006
10MSFT puts expiring October 26, 20263.1x16,2195,290

15 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 22, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
BAC options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months9.0444,569 / 4,930
COIN options expiring January 15, 2027, 1 to 3 months6.6210,346 / 1,564
AAPL options expiring November 6, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks6.4135,390 / 5,518
AMD options expiring September 17, 2027, Over 3 months6.304,930 / 782
AMD options expiring June 17, 2027, Over 3 months5.166,010 / 1,165

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Oct 22, 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 December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.063,463 / 61,738
AMZN options expiring July 16, 2027, Over 3 months0.11783 / 7,263
AMZN options expiring December 17, 2027, Over 3 months0.12791 / 6,393
SOFI options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.135,001 / 37,477
TSLA options expiring February 19, 2027, Over 3 months0.172,212 / 12,656

15 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 21, 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 22, 2026+126,840232,968
QQQ puts expiring October 22, 2026+123,778237,106
SPX calls expiring October 22, 2026+87,074142,963
EWZ calls expiring October 30, 2026+85,007468,946
SPY puts expiring October 27, 2026+60,350103,394
XLF puts expiring January 15, 2027+53,490755,154
GOOGL calls expiring October 30, 2026+51,23794,974
XLP puts expiring December 18, 2026+45,575209,184
EWY calls expiring November 6, 2026+40,12553,282
EEM calls expiring January 15, 2027+34,645251,723

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

81 snapshots, most notable first

  3. IWMPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 14.6x 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 10 sessions. 24,430 put and 1,670 call contracts by 09:36 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainIWM pageDetails

75 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 10.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.5 median AMZN, 09:56 ET
  2. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 10.1 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 5.4 median SOFI, 10:54 ET
  3. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 9.9 to 1 expiring Jul 16, 2027, vs a 1.8 median AMZN, 12:06 ET
  4. AMD puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 9.5x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 11:50 ET
  5. AMD puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 9.2x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 14:20 ET
  6. COIN puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 8.3x the calls, vs a 0.7x median COIN, 12:49 ET
  7. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 8.2 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.1 median AMZN, 09:31 ET
  8. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.4 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 09:40 ET
  9. QQQ puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median QQQ, 09:45 ET
  10. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 2.0 median NFLX, 09:34 ET
  11. QQQ puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 4.8x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 11:30 ET
  12. COIN calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.0 median COIN, 09:39 ET
  13. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 10:09 ET
  14. IWM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 5.5x the calls, vs a 2.6x median IWM, 10:11 ET
  15. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 2.1 median AMZN, 09:41 ET
  16. META calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.2 median META, 09:46 ET
  17. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.2 median GOOGL, 09:58 ET
  18. META calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.5 median META, 10:37 ET
  19. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.2 median AMZN, 10:11 ET
  20. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median PLTR, 15:18 ET
  21. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 09:37 ET
  22. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 2.1 median AMZN, 09:56 ET
  23. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 2.5 median AMZN, 09:41 ET
  24. META puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.8x the calls, vs a 0.8x median META, 09:35 ET
  25. IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:30 ET
  26. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 10:07 ET
  27. BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.0 median BAC, 09:46 ET
  28. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.8 median AMZN, 11:57 ET
  29. QQQ puts expiring Nov 13 traded 4.4x the calls, vs a 1.3x median QQQ, 09:34 ET
  30. QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 10:29 ET
  31. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 1.9 median COIN, 10:19 ET
  32. SPY puts expiring Oct 26 traded 2.5x the calls, vs a 1.2x median SPY, 16:13 ET
  33. META puts expiring Oct 23 traded 3.3x the calls, vs a 0.6x median META, 09:31 ET
  34. AMD puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 3.8x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 11:20 ET
  35. META calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.5 median META, 10:21 ET
  36. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 10:01 ET
  37. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 09:41 ET
  38. SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 1.3x median SPY, 09:37 ET
  39. BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:56 ET
  40. JPM calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 1.0 median JPM, 12:14 ET
  41. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.3 median AAPL, 09:31 ET
  42. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  43. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 13:34 ET
  44. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 10:02 ET
  45. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:37 ET
  46. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median TSLA, 09:36 ET
  47. QQQ puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.9x the calls, vs a 1.3x median QQQ, 09:34 ET
  48. SPY calls outnumbered puts 2.1 to 1 expiring Oct 22 (same day), vs a 1.0 median SPY, 09:32 ET
  49. AAPL puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 3.0x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 10:11 ET
  50. AAPL puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 10:55 ET
  51. META calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.2 median META, 09:46 ET
  52. PLTR puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 11:27 ET
  53. IWM puts expiring Oct 28 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 0.8x median IWM, 11:56 ET
  54. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 15:20 ET
  55. JPM calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.2 median JPM, 10:44 ET
  56. SPY puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 2.3x the calls, vs a 1.1x median SPY, 09:32 ET
  57. BAC puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 0.8x median BAC, 13:41 ET
  58. SOFI puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 2.5x the calls, vs a 0.5x median SOFI, 10:19 ET
  59. GOOGL puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.5x median GOOGL, 13:53 ET
  60. NVDA puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 11:27 ET
  61. AMD puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 1.1x median AMD, 10:06 ET
  62. AAPL puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 11:16 ET
  63. GOOGL puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.6x median GOOGL, 14:03 ET
  64. IWM puts expiring Oct 26 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median IWM, 13:17 ET
  65. BAC puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 1.0x median BAC, 12:36 ET
  66. PLTR puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 10:13 ET
  67. IWM calls outnumbered puts 1.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 13:36 ET
  68. AMD puts expiring Oct 23 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AMD, 09:35 ET
  69. AAPL puts expiring Oct 28 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 10:00 ET
  70. AAPL puts expiring Oct 26 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 10:21 ET
  71. BAC calls outnumbered puts 1.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 12:11 ET
  72. AMD puts expiring Oct 26 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AMD, 11:01 ET
  73. V puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.7x median V, 14:59 ET
  74. MSFT puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median MSFT, 13:57 ET
  75. AMZN puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.6x median AMZN, 11:31 ET

Volume vs open interest

12 snapshots, most notable first

6 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. AMD 530 calls expiring Oct 23 traded 5.9x their open interest AMD, 10:00 ET
  2. AAPL 342.5 puts expiring Oct 23 traded 5.0x their open interest AAPL, 10:36 ET
  3. MSFT 517.5 puts expiring Oct 23 traded 5.0x their open interest MSFT, 14:17 ET
  4. GOOGL 345 calls expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 5.1x their open interest GOOGL, 12:39 ET
  5. AMZN 255 calls expiring Oct 26 traded 5.0x their open interest AMZN, 12:26 ET
  6. TSLA 387.5 calls expiring Oct 23 traded 5.1x their open interest TSLA, 10:37 ET

Premium concentration

8 snapshots, most notable first

2 more premium concentration snapshots

  1. PLTR options expiring Oct 23 drew 43% of tracked PLTR est. premium on Oct 22 PLTR, 09:33 ET
  2. COIN options expiring Oct 23 drew 43% of tracked COIN est. premium on Oct 22 COIN, 09:34 ET

Same-day share

3 snapshots, most notable first

Near vs far dates

13 snapshots, most notable first

7 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 1.21 within 3 weeks, against 0.44 1 to 3 months out MSFT, 09:53 ET
  2. META put/call volume ratio held at 2.59 within 3 weeks, against 1.05 1 to 3 months out META, 09:31 ET
  3. PLTR put/call volume ratio held at 1.00 within 3 weeks, against 0.56 1 to 3 months out PLTR, 15:18 ET
  4. JPM put/call volume ratio held at 0.38 within 3 weeks, against 0.85 1 to 3 months out JPM, 11:09 ET
  5. GOOGL put/call volume ratio held at 0.54 within 3 weeks, against 0.30 1 to 3 months out GOOGL, 09:38 ET
  6. XOM put/call volume ratio held at 0.82 within 3 weeks, against 0.51 1 to 3 months out XOM, 10:29 ET
  7. BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.65 within 3 weeks, against 0.65 1 to 3 months out BAC, 11:06 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.