# Open interest in HOOD calls expiring Dec 4 rose 2,527 at the Oct 27 settlement

As of the Oct 27, 2026 settlement: Open interest in HOOD calls expiring Dec 4 rose 2,527 at the Oct 27 settlement.
On the page at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-27/hood-calls-dec-4-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other HOOD snapshots from Oct 27, 2026.

3,369 to 5,896 contracts between the Oct 26 and Oct 27 settlements, 75% of the prior figure. Source: settlement open interest archive.

- Session: 2026-10-27
- Kind: Open interest change
- Status: Settled
- Expiry: 2026-12-04 (1 to 3 months)
- Rule: |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior), and |change share| >= 2.0 x bucket median; prior OI >= 1000
- Baseline: median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 months out, last 20 sessions, n = 20, value 0.0517

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| changeShare | 0.7501 |
| daysToExpiry | 38 |
| openInterest | 5896 |
| openInterestChange | 2527 |
| priorOpenInterest | 3369 |
| priorSettlement | 2026-10-26 |
| settlement | 2026-10-27 |

## What happened next

This snapshot is itself a settlement figure.

Caveat: Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-27

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-27/hood-calls-dec-4-2026-open-interest-change
Retrieved: 2026-10-29 05:55 ET
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