# Unusual options activity on Oct 22, 2026

As of Oct 22, 2026, 16:14 ET, SquawkFlow had published 117 snapshots of unusual options activity for Oct 22, 2026, 117 from delayed options chain data; the session is not complete and more may follow. Chain figures are session totals published at least 15 minutes after capture; none is an individual trade.
On the page at https://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.

By kind: Put/call by expiry 81, Near vs far dates 13, Volume vs open interest 12, Premium concentration 8, Same-day share 3.

## Snapshots, most notable first

| As of (ET) | Ticker | Kind | Snapshot | Permalink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026, 11:36 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 10.1 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 2.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 11:53 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 12.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 2.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/googl-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:36 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 14.6x the calls, vs a 2.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/iwm-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:47 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY calls outnumbered puts 14.5 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/spy-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:23 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 15.4 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/googl-calls-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:50 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 12.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 5.4 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/sofi-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:56 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 10.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:54 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 10.1 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 5.4 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/sofi-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 12:06 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 9.9 to 1 expiring Jul 16, 2027, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-jul-16-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 11:50 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 9.5x the calls, vs a 1.4x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amd-puts-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 14:20 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 9.2x the calls, vs a 1.4x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amd-puts-sep-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 15:56 ET | BAC | Volume vs open interest | BAC 60 puts expiring Nov 20 traded 5.8x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/bac-60-puts-nov-20-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 12:49 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 8.3x the calls, vs a 0.7x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/coin-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:31 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 8.2 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:31 ET | NVDA | Volume vs open interest | NVDA 217.5 calls expiring Oct 23 traded 5.2x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-217p5-calls-oct-23-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:32 ET | SPY | Volume vs open interest | SPY 767 calls expiring Oct 22 (same day) traded 7.6x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/spy-767-calls-oct-22-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:40 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.4 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nflx-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:34 ET | QQQ | Volume vs open interest | QQQ 720 calls expiring Oct 22 (same day) traded 9.9x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-720-calls-oct-22-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:45 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 13:40 ET | NFLX | Volume vs open interest | NFLX 68 calls expiring Oct 23 traded 5.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nflx-68-calls-oct-23-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:34 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nflx-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 11:30 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 4.8x the calls, vs a 1.2x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-puts-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:39 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/coin-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:09 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nflx-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:11 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 5.5x the calls, vs a 2.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/iwm-puts-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:41 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 2.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:46 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/meta-calls-nov-27-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:58 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/googl-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:37 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/meta-calls-jan-21-2028-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:11 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 15:18 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/pltr-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:37 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:56 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 2.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-oct-28-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:41 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 2.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:35 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.8x the calls, vs a 0.8x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/meta-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:30 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/iwm-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:07 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:46 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/bac-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 11:57 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amzn-calls-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:34 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ puts expiring Nov 13 traded 4.4x the calls, vs a 1.3x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-puts-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:41 ET | IWM | Volume vs open interest | IWM 276 calls expiring Oct 22 (same day) traded 6.9x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/iwm-276-calls-oct-22-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:29 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 1.2x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:19 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 1.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/coin-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 16:13 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Oct 26 traded 2.5x the calls, vs a 1.2x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/spy-puts-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:31 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META puts expiring Oct 23 traded 3.3x the calls, vs a 0.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/meta-puts-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 11:20 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 3.8x the calls, vs a 1.4x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amd-puts-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:21 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/meta-calls-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:01 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:41 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:37 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 1.3x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/spy-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 ET | AMD | Volume vs open interest | AMD 530 calls expiring Oct 23 traded 5.9x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/amd-530-calls-oct-23-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:56 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/bac-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 12:14 ET | JPM | Put/call by expiry | JPM calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 1.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/jpm-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:31 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/aapl-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:46 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 13:34 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nflx-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:36 ET | AAPL | Volume vs open interest | AAPL 342.5 puts expiring Oct 23 traded 5.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/aapl-342p5-puts-oct-23-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 22, 2026, 10:02 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/msft-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:37 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Oct 26, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/nvda-calls-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 22, 2026, 09:36 ET | IWM | Near vs far dates | IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.70 within 3 weeks, against 6.82 1 to 3 months out | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/iwm-term-structure |

## Biggest estimated premium by ticker, expiry and type

| Ticker, expiry, type | Est. premium (USD) | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| QQQ Oct 23 P | $509.5M | 965,550 | 466,445 |
| TSLA Oct 23 P | $214.1M | 520,180 | 106,569 |
| QQQ Oct 23 C | $172.7M | 811,149 | 278,498 |
| SPY Oct 23 C | $148.8M | 773,974 | 339,788 |
| SPY Oct 23 P | $143.9M | 827,176 | 568,454 |
| NVDA Oct 23 P | $139.4M | 421,741 | 281,790 |
| META Oct 23 P | $114.4M | 165,179 | 65,250 |
| AMD Oct 23 P | $99.9M | 140,444 | 50,260 |
| META Jan 15 '27 C | $97.5M | 58,745 | 581,211 |
| TSLA Oct 23 C | $96.0M | 595,985 | 190,868 |

## Volume vs prior open interest by ticker, expiry and type (open interest >= 5,000)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Volume / prior OI | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| META Oct 23 C | 23.7x | 183,332 | 7,733 |
| AMD Oct 23 C | 7.1x | 170,976 | 24,047 |
| TSLA Oct 23 P | 4.9x | 520,180 | 106,569 |
| AMD Oct 30 C | 4.6x | 26,546 | 5,796 |
| AAPL Oct 26 P | 3.4x | 40,000 | 11,744 |
| AMZN Oct 26 P | 3.3x | 24,653 | 7,425 |
| AAPL Oct 23 P | 3.2x | 304,475 | 94,529 |
| TSLA Oct 23 C | 3.1x | 595,985 | 190,868 |
| AMD Oct 26 P | 3.1x | 24,902 | 8,006 |
| MSFT Oct 26 P | 3.1x | 16,219 | 5,290 |

## Put/call volume ratio by ticker and expiry (volume >= 5,000)

| Ticker, expiry | Put/call volume ratio | Put contracts | Call contracts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| BAC Nov 20 | 9.04 | 44,569 | 4,930 |
| COIN Jan 15 '27 | 6.62 | 10,346 | 1,564 |
| AAPL Nov 6 | 6.41 | 35,390 | 5,518 |
| AMD Sep 17 '27 | 6.30 | 4,930 | 782 |
| AMD Jun 17 '27 | 5.16 | 6,010 | 1,165 |
| SOFI Dec 18 | 0.06 | 3,463 | 61,738 |
| AMZN Jul 16 '27 | 0.11 | 783 | 7,263 |
| AMZN Dec 17 '27 | 0.12 | 791 | 6,393 |
| SOFI Nov 20 | 0.13 | 5,001 | 37,477 |
| TSLA Feb 19 '27 | 0.17 | 2,212 | 12,656 |

15 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts.

## Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type (2026-10-21)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Change (contracts) | Open interest |
|---|---:|---:|
| SPX Oct 22 P | +126,840 | 232,968 |
| QQQ Oct 22 P | +123,778 | 237,106 |
| SPX Oct 22 C | +87,074 | 142,963 |
| EWZ Oct 30 C | +85,007 | 468,946 |
| SPY Oct 27 P | +60,350 | 103,394 |
| XLF Jan 15 '27 P | +53,490 | 755,154 |
| GOOGL Oct 30 C | +51,237 | 94,974 |
| XLP Dec 18 P | +45,575 | 209,184 |
| EWY Nov 6 C | +40,125 | 53,282 |
| EEM Jan 15 '27 C | +34,645 | 251,723 |

Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.

## Limits

- **Delayed at least 15 minutes.** Every 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 day.** Intraday 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 book.** A 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 withheld.** Every 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 trades.** Volume 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 direction.** A 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 estimate.** Estimated premium is volume times the quote midpoint times 100 shares. It is labelled "est." wherever it appears.
- **Open interest arrives the next day.** Open 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.

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Retrieved: 2026-10-22 22:41 ET
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