# Same-day contracts accounted for 80% of tracked AAPL option volume by 09:30 ET

As of Oct 23, 2026, 09:30 ET: Same-day contracts accounted for 80% of tracked AAPL option volume by 09:30 ET.
On the page at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/aapl-oct-23-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 23, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other AAPL snapshots from Oct 23, 2026.

31,534 of 39,196 tracked contracts on Oct 23, 2026, puts 15,034 and calls 16,500. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations. Source: delayed broker chain.

- Session: 2026-10-23
- Kind: Same-day share
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-23 (same day)
- Rule: same-day share >= 0.6 (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); volume >= 10000
- Baseline: median same-day share of option volume, last 20 sessions, n = 2, value 0.6052

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| sameDayCallVolume | 16500 |
| sameDayPutVolume | 15034 |
| sameDayShare | 0.8045 |
| sameDayVolume | 31534 |
| totalVolume | 39196 |

## 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/2026-10-23

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/aapl-oct-23-2026-same-day-share
Retrieved: 2026-10-24 03:35 ET
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recomputed every session, so a number without its date is wrong within a day.

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