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Unusual options activity on Oct 27, 2026

On Oct 27, 2026, SquawkFlow published 122 snapshots of unusual options activity, 122 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Oct 27, 2026, 16:14 ET: 90 put/call by expiry, 9 volume vs open interest, 5 premium concentration, 3 same-day share, 15 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/2026-10-27: all 122 snapshots grouped by kind, each with its own permalink; the boards by ticker, expiry and call or put; and a link to the Oct 26, 2026 session. The next session's snapshots post no earlier than 9:45 ET and are linked from this page.

  • 122
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  • 5
    Kinds that fired
  • TSLA
    Ticker with the largest est. premium
  • 19
    Tickers with a snapshot
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Boards for Oct 27, 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 27, 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 calls expiring October 28, 2026$246.5M580,95750,501
2SPY calls expiring October 28, 2026$142.7M470,914100,015
3TSLA calls expiring October 30, 2026$113.2M169,688155,971
4TSLA calls expiring June 17, 2027$107.3M27,48886,966
5QQQ calls expiring October 28, 2026$101.3M340,94262,959
6AMD calls expiring October 28, 2026$71.7M101,25917,360
7QQQ puts expiring October 28, 2026$67.8M424,25098,946
8SPY puts expiring October 28, 2026$66.4M507,578135,744
9TSLA calls expiring November 20, 2026$65.8M47,471150,472
10AMZN calls expiring October 28, 2026$64.5M191,38961,895

14 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 27, 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 28, 202612.3x383,32231,191
2TSLA calls expiring October 28, 202611.5x580,95750,501
3AMD puts expiring October 28, 202610.2x51,9075,093
4AAPL puts expiring October 28, 20267.4x196,20326,482
5AAPL calls expiring October 28, 20266.8x275,26740,301
6META calls expiring October 28, 20266.5x111,55517,172
7AMD calls expiring October 28, 20265.8x101,25917,360
8QQQ calls expiring October 28, 20265.4x340,94262,959
9META puts expiring October 28, 20264.8x80,37216,622
10SPY calls expiring October 28, 20264.7x470,914100,015

14 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 27, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
AMZN options expiring November 13, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks4.4910,773 / 2,400
NVDA options expiring April 16, 2027, Over 3 months2.748,660 / 3,157
GOOGL options expiring June 17, 2027, Over 3 months2.665,219 / 1,959
AMD options expiring November 9, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks2.456,544 / 2,672
AAPL options expiring February 19, 2027, Over 3 months2.363,995 / 1,691

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Oct 27, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
AAPL options expiring December 17, 2027, Over 3 months0.02122 / 6,341
NFLX options expiring December 17, 2027, Over 3 months0.02847 / 46,122
AMZN options expiring September 17, 2027, Over 3 months0.05561 / 12,118
COIN options expiring January 15, 2027, 1 to 3 months0.08583 / 7,598
MSFT options expiring September 17, 2027, Over 3 months0.08441 / 5,643

14 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 26, 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 puts expiring November 6, 2026+73,841112,586
XLF calls expiring June 17, 2027+67,464125,921
SPY calls expiring October 27, 2026+64,766147,989
MSFT calls expiring January 15, 2027+42,452448,220
SOFI calls expiring October 30, 2026+41,291216,846
SPCX calls expiring November 6, 2026+39,55396,828
TSLA puts expiring October 28, 2026+32,03957,599
TSLA calls expiring October 28, 2026+29,76151,400
XLF puts expiring June 17, 2027+28,862260,586
NFLX calls expiring October 30, 2026+27,533144,843

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

90 snapshots, most notable first

84 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. COIN calls outnumbered puts 14.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.2 median COIN, 15:04 ET
  2. IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 10.1x the calls, vs a 3.0x median IWM, 09:41 ET
  3. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 9.1 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 3.1 median SOFI, 10:19 ET
  4. V calls outnumbered puts 8.1 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.5 median V, 12:35 ET
  5. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 8.0 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.6 median GOOGL, 12:48 ET
  6. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.7 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 12:30 ET
  7. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  8. GOOGL puts expiring Dec 17, 2027 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 0.6x median GOOGL, 15:03 ET
  9. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 4.7 to 1 expiring Nov 2, vs a 0.9 median QQQ, 15:59 ET
  10. AMD calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 1.2 median AMD, 09:35 ET
  11. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Apr 16, 2027, vs a 1.6 median TSLA, 10:01 ET
  12. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.7 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 1.5 median TSLA, 09:31 ET
  13. AMZN puts expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out) traded 5.2x the calls, vs a 0.4x median AMZN, 11:36 ET
  14. IWM calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 09:56 ET
  15. AAPL puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 5.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 10:50 ET
  16. AAPL puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 4.8x the calls, vs a 1.0x median AAPL, 10:36 ET
  17. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.0 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 2.0 median NFLX, 09:35 ET
  18. SPY puts expiring Nov 2 traded 4.8x the calls, vs a 1.2x median SPY, 09:37 ET
  19. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.1 median GOOGL, 10:04 ET
  20. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  21. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:37 ET
  22. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 2.6 median GOOGL, 11:33 ET
  23. AMD calls outnumbered puts 4.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 09:46 ET
  24. MSFT puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 4.1x the calls, vs a 0.7x median MSFT, 11:33 ET
  25. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 10:00 ET
  26. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 1.8 median NFLX, 15:35 ET
  27. SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median SPY, 09:42 ET
  28. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.7 median TSLA, 09:41 ET
  29. GOOGL puts expiring Dec 4 traded 4.3x the calls, vs a 0.5x median GOOGL, 11:59 ET
  30. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 11:06 ET
  31. AMD puts expiring Nov 9 (2 weeks out) traded 4.0x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AMD, 09:35 ET
  32. SPY puts expiring Nov 4 (1 week out) traded 3.2x the calls, vs a 1.3x median SPY, 15:57 ET
  33. AMD calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 10:05 ET
  34. PLTR puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 4.0x the calls, vs a 0.8x median PLTR, 14:23 ET
  35. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Oct 29, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 14:16 ET
  36. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.5 median PLTR, 09:33 ET
  37. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 10:46 ET
  38. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 2.0 median COIN, 09:59 ET
  39. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  40. NVDA puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 09:42 ET
  41. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 1.5 median TSLA, 09:46 ET
  42. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median AAPL, 15:10 ET
  43. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 15:06 ET
  44. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.4 median MSFT, 09:43 ET
  45. SPY puts expiring Oct 30 traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 1.2x median SPY, 11:17 ET
  46. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.5 median TSLA, 09:31 ET
  47. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 12:00 ET
  48. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.7 median QQQ, 15:59 ET
  49. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median AMD, 13:35 ET
  50. SPY puts expiring Oct 29 traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 1.2x median SPY, 09:37 ET
  51. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 11:03 ET
  52. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Oct 27 (same day), vs a 1.1 median QQQ, 09:40 ET
  53. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.2 median COIN, 13:34 ET
  54. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 10:42 ET
  55. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 1.2 median PLTR, 10:53 ET
  56. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 09:54 ET
  57. META calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.2 median META, 10:01 ET
  58. PLTR puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 2.8x the calls, vs a 0.8x median PLTR, 15:43 ET
  59. IWM puts expiring Oct 28 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median IWM, 09:36 ET
  60. META puts expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out) traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median META, 10:31 ET
  61. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median MSFT, 15:22 ET
  62. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Nov 4 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 11:21 ET
  63. BAC calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 11:36 ET
  64. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median AAPL, 09:36 ET
  65. IWM calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 0.3 median IWM, 15:56 ET
  66. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 10:05 ET
  67. SPY calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:32 ET
  68. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Oct 28, vs a 1.2 median AAPL, 09:31 ET
  69. AAPL puts expiring Nov 6 (1 week out) traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 10:36 ET
  70. V puts expiring Nov 6 (1 week out) traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 1.1x median V, 15:10 ET
  71. GOOGL puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 0.6x median GOOGL, 11:08 ET
  72. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 09:51 ET
  73. NVDA puts expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out) traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 10:01 ET
  74. V puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 0.7x median V, 15:19 ET
  75. PLTR puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 0.9x median PLTR, 10:23 ET
  76. BAC calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 13:41 ET
  77. XOM puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 2.0x the calls, vs a 0.5x median XOM, 12:04 ET
  78. PLTR puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median PLTR, 12:33 ET
  79. GOOGL puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.5x median GOOGL, 09:49 ET
  80. META puts expiring Nov 6 (1 week out) traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median META, 10:21 ET
  81. IWM calls outnumbered puts 1.6 to 1 expiring Nov 3 (1 week out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 15:56 ET
  82. PLTR puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 0.9x median PLTR, 12:38 ET
  83. META puts expiring Nov 4 (1 week out) traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median META, 14:31 ET
  84. V puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.7x median V, 14:04 ET

Volume vs open interest

9 snapshots, most notable first

3 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. AAPL 345 calls expiring Oct 28 traded 5.1x their open interest AAPL, 09:55 ET
  2. AMZN 252.5 calls expiring Oct 28 traded 5.1x their open interest AMZN, 11:11 ET
  3. TSLA 405 calls expiring Oct 28 traded 8.2x their open interest TSLA, 09:37 ET

Premium concentration

5 snapshots, most notable first

Same-day share

3 snapshots, most notable first

Near vs far dates

15 snapshots, most notable first

9 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. AAPL put/call volume ratio held at 0.57 within 3 weeks, against 1.55 1 to 3 months out AAPL, 10:36 ET
  2. PLTR put/call volume ratio held at 0.47 within 3 weeks, against 1.33 1 to 3 months out PLTR, 10:23 ET
  3. TSLA put/call volume ratio held at 0.27 within 3 weeks, against 0.75 1 to 3 months out TSLA, 09:31 ET
  4. QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.75 within 3 weeks, against 1.53 1 to 3 months out QQQ, 09:55 ET
  5. XOM put/call volume ratio held at 1.94 within 3 weeks, against 0.65 1 to 3 months out XOM, 10:28 ET
  6. AMD put/call volume ratio held at 0.46 within 3 weeks, against 0.24 1 to 3 months out AMD, 09:41 ET
  7. NFLX put/call volume ratio held at 0.56 within 3 weeks, against 0.29 1 to 3 months out NFLX, 10:00 ET
  8. COIN put/call volume ratio held at 0.43 within 3 weeks, against 0.21 1 to 3 months out COIN, 11:49 ET
  9. SOFI put/call volume ratio held at 0.55 within 3 weeks, against 0.36 1 to 3 months out SOFI, 09:49 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

SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, META, AMZN, GOOGL, AMD, NFLX, COIN, PLTR, BAC, JPM, GS, XOM, V, SOFI.