# GS options expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) drew 42% of tracked GS est. premium on Oct 23

As of Oct 23, 2026, 09:46 ET: GS options expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) drew 42% of tracked GS est. premium on Oct 23.
On the page at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/gs-oct-30-2026-premium-concentration: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 30, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other GS snapshots from Oct 23, 2026.

$2.1M est. of $4.9M est. across the GS strikes we track, by 09:46 ET. Calls $502K, puts $1.6M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations. Source: delayed broker chain.

- Session: 2026-10-23
- Kind: Premium concentration
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-30 (1 to 3 weeks)
- Rule: expiry share of est. premium >= 0.4 and >= bucket median + 0.15; ticker est. premium >= $1.0M
- Baseline: median premium share of contracts 1 to 3 weeks out, last 20 sessions, n = 11, value 0.1289

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| callPremiumEst | 502304 |
| daysToExpiry | 7 |
| expiryPremiumEst | 2094742 |
| premiumShare | 0.4233 |
| putPremiumEst | 1592439 |
| tickerPremiumEst | 4948216 |

## 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/gs-oct-30-2026-premium-concentration
Retrieved: 2026-10-24 03:36 ET
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recomputed every session, so a number without its date is wrong within a day.

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