XLP · PUTS · NOV 20Settled

Open interest in XLP puts expiring Nov 20 rose 56,182 at the Oct 22 settlement

As of Oct 22, 2026 settlement. Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/xlp-puts-nov-20-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other XLP snapshots from Oct 22, 2026.

106,097 to 162,279 contracts between the Oct 21 and Oct 22 settlements, 53% of the prior figure.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 2026 settlement. Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Measure	Value
Open interest, earlier settlement	106,097
Open interest, later settlement	162,279
Change (contracts)	+56,182
Change as a share of the earlier figure	53%
Earlier settlement	Oct 21, 2026
Later settlement	Oct 22, 2026
Days to expiry	29

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: 56,182; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 0.5295
Contracts traded behind each figure: Open interest changed: 24
Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.0364
Baseline window: last 20 sessions
Baseline n: 20
Claim level: 0, a reported fact

This snapshot is itself a settlement figure, so it has no follow-up of its own.

XLPPJAN 15 '27Open interest change
Settled
Open interest in XLP puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 rose 11,496 at the Oct 22 settlement
81,557 to 93,053 contracts between the Oct 21 and Oct 22 settlements, 14% of the prior figure.
Source: Cboe settlement open interest archiveXLP page Details