Same-day contracts accounted for 73% of tracked SPY option volume by 09:32 ET
As of , published from Oct 26, 2026, 09:47 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-oct-26-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 26, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other SPY snapshots from Oct 26, 2026.
101,354 of 139,075 tracked contracts on Oct 26, 2026, puts 48,162 and calls 53,192. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
Same day73%
Of which53,192 C / 48,162 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 09:32 ET. 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.
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.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 138,729 put and 30,094 call contracts by 10:12 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
SPY puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.5x their open interest, by 09:42 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 11,173 put and 1,123 call contracts by 09:37 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 151,354 put and 174,389 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 4,602 put and 2,473 call contracts. By 09:37 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 2,595 put and 749 call contracts by 09:32 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.