# 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 (newest capture Oct 26, 2026, 16:14 ET). 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/2026-10-26: 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.

By kind: Put/call by expiry 91, Near vs far dates 14, Volume vs open interest 12, Same-day share 7, Premium concentration 2.

## Snapshots, most notable first

| As of (ET) | Ticker | Kind | Snapshot | Permalink |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:16 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 11.0x the calls, vs a 2.7x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/iwm-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:00 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 30.3 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/meta-calls-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:37 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out) traded 9.9x the calls, vs a 1.2x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-puts-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:54 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 13.5 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 5.4 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/sofi-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:41 ET | IWM | Volume vs open interest | IWM 277 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 5.6x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/iwm-277-calls-oct-26-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:17 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:15 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL calls outnumbered puts 7.5 to 1 expiring Nov 4 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/aapl-calls-nov-4-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:53 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/msft-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:12 ET | MSFT | Put/call by expiry | MSFT calls outnumbered puts 7.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/msft-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:28 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 7.7 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 2.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/googl-calls-nov-2-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:40 ET | NFLX | Volume vs open interest | NFLX 65 calls expiring Oct 30 traded 5.1x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nflx-65-calls-oct-30-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nflx-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:11 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 7.1 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/meta-calls-nov-2-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:46 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 7.0 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nvda-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:36 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 6.8 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/amzn-calls-oct-28-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:51 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.6x the calls, vs a 2.7x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/iwm-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:12 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Oct 30 traded 4.6x the calls, vs a 1.2x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 14:55 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 6.7 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 3.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/sofi-calls-jan-21-2028-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:06 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 6.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/iwm-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:16 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/amzn-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:36 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nvda-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:31 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 5.3 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/tsla-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:42 ET | SPY | Volume vs open interest | SPY 763 puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 5.0x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-763-puts-oct-26-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:39 ET | QQQ | Volume vs open interest | QQQ 699 puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 10.6x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/qqq-699-puts-oct-26-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 14:14 ET | JPM | Put/call by expiry | JPM calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/jpm-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:40 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/bac-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 15:09 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 2.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/sofi-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 15:38 ET | XOM | Put/call by expiry | XOM calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/xom-calls-nov-27-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 13:14 ET | COIN | Put/call by expiry | COIN puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 5.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/coin-puts-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 15:43 ET | PLTR | Put/call by expiry | PLTR puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 5.1x the calls, vs a 0.7x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/pltr-puts-jun-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:36 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.9 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/amzn-calls-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:19 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nflx-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 15:21 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 expiring Oct 29, vs a 1.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/iwm-calls-oct-29-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 15:56 ET | AMZN | Put/call by expiry | AMZN puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 4.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/amzn-puts-sep-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:23 ET | JPM | Put/call by expiry | JPM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.9x the calls, vs a 0.5x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/jpm-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:36 ET | TSLA | Volume vs open interest | TSLA 390 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 10.8x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/tsla-390-calls-oct-26-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:36 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.8 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nvda-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:46 ET | NVDA | Volume vs open interest | NVDA 207.5 puts expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 5.1x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nvda-207p5-puts-oct-26-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:31 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/tsla-calls-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:36 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Oct 26 (same day), vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nvda-calls-oct-26-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:41 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/tsla-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:30 ET | AAPL | Put/call by expiry | AAPL puts expiring Oct 30 traded 3.9x the calls, vs a 0.8x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/aapl-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:55 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nflx-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:23 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.2 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/googl-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:39 ET | SOFI | Put/call by expiry | SOFI calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/sofi-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:31 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/tsla-calls-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 12:34 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/googl-calls-mar-19-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:23 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL puts expiring Apr 16, 2027 traded 3.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/googl-puts-apr-16-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:06 ET | IWM | Put/call by expiry | IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (3 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/iwm-calls-nov-13-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:19 ET | GOOGL | Put/call by expiry | GOOGL puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 3.9x the calls, vs a 0.6x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/googl-puts-sep-17-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:36 ET | TSLA | Put/call by expiry | TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 1.5 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/tsla-calls-oct-28-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 11:22 ET | NVDA | Put/call by expiry | NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nvda-calls-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:11 ET | META | Put/call by expiry | META calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.7 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/meta-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:59 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nflx-calls-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 13:15 ET | NFLX | Put/call by expiry | NFLX puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/nflx-puts-nov-20-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 10:26 ET | BAC | Put/call by expiry | BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/bac-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:56 ET | AMZN | Volume vs open interest | AMZN 252.5 calls expiring Oct 26 (same day) traded 6.8x their open interest | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/amzn-252p5-calls-oct-26-2026-volume-vs-open-interest |
| Oct 26, 2026, 15:55 ET | AMD | Put/call by expiry | AMD calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/amd-calls-nov-2-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:35 ET | QQQ | Put/call by expiry | QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 1.1x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/qqq-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew |
| Oct 26, 2026, 09:32 ET | SPY | Put/call by expiry | SPY puts expiring Oct 29 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 1.2x median | https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-puts-oct-29-2026-put-call-skew |

## Biggest estimated premium by ticker, expiry and type

| Ticker, expiry, type | Est. premium (USD) | Volume (contracts) | Prior open interest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| TSLA Oct 26 P | $124.4M | 883,756 | 29,657 |
| SPY Oct 27 C | $116.8M | 517,686 | 83,223 |
| META Oct 26 P | $97.7M | 182,515 | 17,425 |
| QQQ Oct 27 C | $82.5M | 354,963 | 94,257 |
| META Nov 20 C | $78.2M | 43,421 | 83,539 |
| QQQ Oct 27 P | $77.1M | 416,766 | 114,401 |
| TSLA Oct 30 C | $71.3M | 161,139 | 114,048 |
| SPY Oct 27 P | $69.2M | 554,539 | 145,649 |
| MSFT Jan 15 '27 C | $67.4M | 49,176 | 273,765 |
| TSLA Jan 15 '27 C | $63.2M | 35,514 | 265,145 |

## 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 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| TSLA Oct 26 P | 29.8x | 883,756 | 29,657 |
| META Oct 26 C | 18.5x | 206,492 | 11,139 |
| TSLA Oct 26 C | 15.4x | 990,968 | 64,148 |
| AAPL Oct 26 P | 11.1x | 373,812 | 33,694 |
| META Oct 26 P | 10.5x | 182,515 | 17,425 |
| TSLA Oct 28 P | 9.9x | 126,653 | 12,846 |
| AAPL Oct 26 C | 9.7x | 341,762 | 35,286 |
| AMD Oct 26 C | 8.2x | 163,868 | 20,095 |
| TSLA Oct 28 C | 7.8x | 156,564 | 20,155 |
| NVDA Oct 26 C | 7.3x | 643,033 | 87,918 |

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

| Ticker, expiry | Put/call volume ratio | Put contracts | Call contracts |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| GOOGL Sep 17 '27 | 2.20 | 3,633 | 1,649 |
| META Nov 27 | 1.97 | 4,389 | 2,224 |
| NFLX Dec 18 | 1.87 | 58,479 | 31,330 |
| NFLX Nov 20 | 1.74 | 58,459 | 33,597 |
| META Nov 6 | 1.69 | 15,459 | 9,132 |
| MSFT Jan 15 '27 | 0.08 | 3,974 | 49,176 |
| META Feb 19 '27 | 0.09 | 1,456 | 15,930 |
| TSLA Apr 16 '27 | 0.12 | 626 | 5,248 |
| AMZN Mar 19 '27 | 0.13 | 1,000 | 7,787 |
| SOFI Dec 18 | 0.13 | 12,835 | 95,198 |

13 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts.

## Open interest rose at the latest settlement, by ticker, expiry and type (2026-10-23)

| Ticker, expiry, type | Change (contracts) | Open interest |
|---|---:|---:|
| EWZ Dec 18 C | +163,841 | 2,971,753 |
| SPX Oct 26 P | +158,746 | 286,787 |
| MSTR Oct 30 C | +128,222 | 209,420 |
| XLP Mar 19 '27 P | +75,098 | 119,434 |
| QQQ Oct 26 C | +66,500 | 135,517 |
| MU Oct 30 P | +66,408 | 151,194 |
| MSTR Oct 30 P | +60,725 | 166,742 |
| SPX Oct 26 C | +56,587 | 110,150 |
| EWZ Mar 19 '27 C | +54,546 | 672,506 |
| NVDA Oct 28 P | +48,368 | 70,414 |

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 settlement open interest 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 delayed option 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: 2026-10-27 04:12 ET
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