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Unusual options activity on Oct 26, 2026

On Oct 26, 2026, SquawkFlow published 126 snapshots of unusual options activity, 126 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Oct 26, 2026, 16:14 ET: 91 put/call by expiry, 12 volume vs open interest, 2 premium concentration, 7 same-day share, 14 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/2026-10-26: all 126 snapshots grouped by kind, each with its own permalink; the boards by ticker, expiry and call or put; and a link to the Oct 23, 2026 session. The next session's snapshots post no earlier than 9:45 ET and are linked from this page.

  • 126
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  • 5
    Kinds that fired
  • TSLA
    Ticker with the largest est. premium
  • 20
    Tickers with a snapshot
Machine-readable versionHow snapshots are made

Boards for Oct 26, 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 26, 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
1TSLA puts expiring October 26, 2026$124.4M883,75629,657
2SPY calls expiring October 27, 2026$116.8M517,68683,223
3META puts expiring October 26, 2026$97.7M182,51517,425
4QQQ calls expiring October 27, 2026$82.5M354,96394,257
5META calls expiring November 20, 2026$78.2M43,42183,539
6QQQ puts expiring October 27, 2026$77.1M416,766114,401
7TSLA calls expiring October 30, 2026$71.3M161,139114,048
8SPY puts expiring October 27, 2026$69.2M554,539145,649
9MSFT calls expiring January 15, 2027$67.4M49,176273,765
10TSLA calls expiring January 15, 2027$63.2M35,514265,145

13 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 26, 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
1TSLA puts expiring October 26, 202629.8x883,75629,657
2META calls expiring October 26, 202618.5x206,49211,139
3TSLA calls expiring October 26, 202615.4x990,96864,148
4AAPL puts expiring October 26, 202611.1x373,81233,694
5META puts expiring October 26, 202610.5x182,51517,425
6TSLA puts expiring October 28, 20269.9x126,65312,846
7AAPL calls expiring October 26, 20269.7x341,76235,286
8AMD calls expiring October 26, 20268.2x163,86820,095
9TSLA calls expiring October 28, 20267.8x156,56420,155
10NVDA calls expiring October 26, 20267.3x643,03387,918

13 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 26, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
GOOGL options expiring September 17, 2027, Over 3 months2.203,633 / 1,649
META options expiring November 27, 2026, 1 to 3 months1.974,389 / 2,224
NFLX options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months1.8758,479 / 31,330
NFLX options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months1.7458,459 / 33,597
META options expiring November 6, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks1.6915,459 / 9,132

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Oct 26, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
MSFT options expiring January 15, 2027, 1 to 3 months0.083,974 / 49,176
META options expiring February 19, 2027, Over 3 months0.091,456 / 15,930
TSLA options expiring April 16, 2027, Over 3 months0.12626 / 5,248
AMZN options expiring March 19, 2027, Over 3 months0.131,000 / 7,787
SOFI options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.1312,835 / 95,198

13 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 23, 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
EWZ calls expiring December 18, 2026+163,8412,971,753
SPX puts expiring October 26, 2026+158,746286,787
MSTR calls expiring October 30, 2026+128,222209,420
XLP puts expiring March 19, 2027+75,098119,434
QQQ calls expiring October 26, 2026+66,500135,517
MU puts expiring October 30, 2026+66,408151,194
MSTR puts expiring October 30, 2026+60,725166,742
SPX calls expiring October 26, 2026+56,587110,150
EWZ calls expiring March 19, 2027+54,546672,506
NVDA puts expiring October 28, 2026+48,36870,414

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

91 snapshots, most notable first

  1. IWMPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 11.0x the calls, vs a 2.7x median

    The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 92,854 put and 8,424 call contracts by 10:16 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainIWM pageDetails
  5. SPYPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median

    The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 60,185 put and 8,552 call contracts by 10:17 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainSPY pageDetails

85 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 11:53 ET
  2. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 7.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median MSFT, 10:12 ET
  3. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 7.7 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 2.6 median GOOGL, 11:28 ET
  4. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 10:10 ET
  5. META calls outnumbered puts 7.1 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 1.3 median META, 10:11 ET
  6. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 7.0 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  7. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 6.8 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  8. IWM puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.6x the calls, vs a 2.7x median IWM, 09:51 ET
  9. SPY puts expiring Oct 30 traded 4.6x the calls, vs a 1.2x median SPY, 10:12 ET
  10. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 6.7 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 3.2 median SOFI, 14:55 ET
  11. IWM calls outnumbered puts 6.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 10:06 ET
  12. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.8 median AMZN, 11:16 ET
  13. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.1 median NVDA, 11:36 ET
  14. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 5.3 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.5 median TSLA, 09:31 ET
  15. JPM calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.9 median JPM, 14:14 ET
  16. BAC calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.9 median BAC, 09:40 ET
  17. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 2.2 median SOFI, 15:09 ET
  18. XOM calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.8 median XOM, 15:38 ET
  19. COIN puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 5.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median COIN, 13:14 ET
  20. PLTR puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 5.1x the calls, vs a 0.7x median PLTR, 15:43 ET
  21. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.9 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  22. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 11:19 ET
  23. IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 expiring Oct 29, vs a 1.1 median IWM, 15:21 ET
  24. AMZN puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 4.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median AMZN, 15:56 ET
  25. JPM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.9x the calls, vs a 0.5x median JPM, 11:23 ET
  26. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 09:36 ET
  27. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.3 median TSLA, 09:31 ET
  28. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:36 ET
  29. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median TSLA, 10:41 ET
  30. AAPL puts expiring Oct 30 traded 3.9x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 09:30 ET
  31. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 09:55 ET
  32. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.2 median GOOGL, 10:23 ET
  33. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.6 median SOFI, 09:39 ET
  34. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median TSLA, 11:31 ET
  35. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median GOOGL, 12:34 ET
  36. GOOGL puts expiring Apr 16, 2027 traded 3.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median GOOGL, 11:23 ET
  37. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 10:06 ET
  38. GOOGL puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 3.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median GOOGL, 11:19 ET
  39. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 1.5 median TSLA, 09:36 ET
  40. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 11:22 ET
  41. META calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.7 median META, 10:11 ET
  42. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median NFLX, 09:59 ET
  43. NFLX puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median NFLX, 13:15 ET
  44. BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:26 ET
  45. AMD calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median AMD, 15:55 ET
  46. QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 1.1x median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  47. SPY puts expiring Oct 29 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 1.2x median SPY, 09:32 ET
  48. GS calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median GS, 11:12 ET
  49. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:31 ET
  50. QQQ puts expiring Nov 2 (1 week out) traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 1.4x median QQQ, 15:59 ET
  51. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:41 ET
  52. BAC puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 3.4x the calls, vs a 0.9x median BAC, 13:06 ET
  53. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 10:53 ET
  54. META calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.2 median META, 09:51 ET
  55. NFLX puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 0.8x median NFLX, 13:15 ET
  56. V puts expiring Dec 18 traded 3.4x the calls, vs a 0.7x median V, 12:29 ET
  57. AAPL puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 09:30 ET
  58. AMD puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 3.2x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 15:55 ET
  59. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 12:49 ET
  60. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 10:01 ET
  61. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.1 median COIN, 13:04 ET
  62. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.3 median AMD, 09:35 ET
  63. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 11:49 ET
  64. GOOGL puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 0.5x median GOOGL, 10:59 ET
  65. META puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median META, 09:46 ET
  66. COIN puts expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out) traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.5x median COIN, 15:54 ET
  67. JPM calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median JPM, 10:08 ET
  68. IWM calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.1 median IWM, 09:36 ET
  69. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Jun 16, 2028, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 15:55 ET
  70. IWM puts expiring Oct 30 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median IWM, 15:36 ET
  71. AAPL puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 2.3x the calls, vs a 1.0x median AAPL, 09:51 ET
  72. IWM calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 1.1 median IWM, 09:36 ET
  73. AMD puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AMD, 10:10 ET
  74. XOM puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 0.6x median XOM, 11:59 ET
  75. QQQ puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median QQQ, 09:30 ET
  76. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.1 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median AMD, 09:35 ET
  77. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 1.1 median AMD, 11:30 ET
  78. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.7 to 1 expiring Oct 27, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:32 ET
  79. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 11:41 ET
  80. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Dec 4, vs a 1.0 median PLTR, 15:23 ET
  81. SOFI puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.2x median SOFI, 10:45 ET
  82. PLTR puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 11:22 ET
  83. NFLX puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.8x median NFLX, 12:45 ET
  84. IWM calls outnumbered puts 1.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.4 median IWM, 09:46 ET
  85. AAPL puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 09:51 ET

Volume vs open interest

12 snapshots, most notable first

6 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. AMZN 252.5 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 6.8x their open interest AMZN, 09:56 ET
  2. MSFT 530 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 5.1x their open interest MSFT, 10:12 ET
  3. GOOGL 317.5 puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 5.1x their open interest GOOGL, 10:14 ET
  4. AAPL 345 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 6.4x their open interest AAPL, 09:51 ET
  5. AMD 550 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 5.8x their open interest AMD, 09:55 ET
  6. META 630 puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 25.4x their open interest META, 14:46 ET

Premium concentration

2 snapshots, most notable first

Same-day share

7 snapshots, most notable first

1 more same-day share snapshot

  1. Same-day contracts accounted for 60% of tracked GOOGL option volume by 09:38 ET GOOGL, 09:38 ET

Near vs far dates

14 snapshots, most notable first

8 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. JPM put/call volume ratio held at 0.48 within 3 weeks, against 1.71 1 to 3 months out JPM, 10:24 ET
  2. SPY put/call volume ratio held at 0.87 within 3 weeks, against 1.86 1 to 3 months out SPY, 09:37 ET
  3. META put/call volume ratio held at 0.94 within 3 weeks, against 0.40 1 to 3 months out META, 09:41 ET
  4. MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.42 within 3 weeks, against 0.21 1 to 3 months out MSFT, 11:53 ET
  5. NFLX put/call volume ratio held at 0.45 within 3 weeks, against 0.20 1 to 3 months out NFLX, 09:50 ET
  6. SOFI put/call volume ratio held at 0.58 within 3 weeks, against 0.36 1 to 3 months out SOFI, 10:45 ET
  7. XOM put/call volume ratio held at 1.43 within 3 weeks, against 0.88 1 to 3 months out XOM, 11:18 ET
  8. COIN put/call volume ratio held at 0.71 within 3 weeks, against 0.49 1 to 3 months out COIN, 09:54 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 settlement open interest 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 delayed option 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

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