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Unusual options activity on Oct 29, 2026

On Oct 29, 2026, SquawkFlow published 117 snapshots of unusual options activity, 117 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Oct 29, 2026, 16:14 ET: 87 put/call by expiry, 12 volume vs open interest, 2 premium concentration, 2 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/2026-10-29: all 117 snapshots grouped by kind, each with its own permalink; the boards by ticker, expiry and call or put; and a link to the Oct 28, 2026 session. The next session's snapshots post no earlier than 9:45 ET and are linked from this page.

  • 117
    Snapshots published
  • 5
    Kinds that fired
  • QQQ
    Ticker with the largest est. premium
  • 19
    Tickers with a snapshot
Machine-readable versionHow snapshots are made

Boards for Oct 29, 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 29, 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
1QQQ puts expiring October 30, 2026$796.6M834,146809,363
2SPY puts expiring October 30, 2026$199.3M842,7861,666,250
3GOOGL puts expiring October 30, 2026$177.4M231,257101,891
4SPY calls expiring October 30, 2026$149.6M703,166674,726
5GOOGL puts expiring December 18, 2026$91.9M49,129152,145
6AMZN calls expiring October 30, 2026$89.5M264,695245,863
7NVDA puts expiring October 30, 2026$83.2M336,980233,422
8AMZN puts expiring October 30, 2026$79.5M210,849113,162
9GOOGL puts expiring November 20, 2026$78.3M62,230171,663
10TSLA calls expiring October 30, 2026$75.8M427,305185,255

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 29, 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
1GOOGL calls expiring November 6, 20268.9x51,8005,825
2GOOGL calls expiring October 30, 20266.7x282,60742,271
3GOOGL puts expiring November 2, 20264.7x29,7356,277
4IWM calls expiring November 2, 20264.4x57,95113,048
5META calls expiring October 30, 20264.2x229,97254,852
6NVDA puts expiring November 2, 20264.0x125,50831,762
7TSLA puts expiring October 30, 20263.8x293,24077,129
8GOOGL calls expiring November 2, 20263.6x43,06311,968
9SPY calls expiring November 2, 20263.5x133,52038,478
10AMZN calls expiring November 2, 20263.2x28,8219,047

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 29, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
BAC options expiring November 20, 2026, 1 to 3 months4.1028,508 / 6,956
NVDA options expiring September 17, 2027, Over 3 months2.994,326 / 1,445
NVDA options expiring November 11, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks2.483,756 / 1,513
GOOGL options expiring September 17, 2027, Over 3 months2.2429,108 / 13,005
COIN options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months2.139,187 / 4,310

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Oct 29, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
SOFI options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.099,238 / 107,378
BAC options expiring February 19, 2027, Over 3 months0.16843 / 5,260
NFLX options expiring November 27, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.17796 / 4,769
SOFI options expiring November 27, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.243,095 / 12,655
NVDA options expiring February 19, 2027, Over 3 months0.252,256 / 9,129

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 28, 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
GLD calls expiring December 18, 2026+233,486836,392
TLT puts expiring December 31, 2026+115,290193,565
SPX calls expiring October 29, 2026+88,504139,222
WMB calls expiring November 6, 2026+75,98880,063
SPY calls expiring October 29, 2026+66,772124,684
MSFT puts expiring October 30, 2026+60,702136,339
NVDA puts expiring March 19, 2027+60,548571,652
GOOGL calls expiring November 20, 2026+42,448412,772
FXI puts expiring May 21, 2027+41,473108,541
XLP puts expiring November 20, 2026+37,740211,351

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

87 snapshots, most notable first

81 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. IWM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 6.5x the calls, vs a 2.7x median IWM, 10:06 ET
  2. META calls outnumbered puts 8.2 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 1.2 median META, 09:45 ET
  3. QQQ puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median QQQ, 10:09 ET
  4. PLTR puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.2x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 09:48 ET
  5. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.3 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 10:30 ET
  6. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.7 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 09:59 ET
  7. BAC calls outnumbered puts 6.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 2.0 median BAC, 09:46 ET
  8. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 2.0 median NFLX, 09:34 ET
  9. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 6.0 to 1 expiring Nov 2, vs a 2.8 median GOOGL, 09:33 ET
  10. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 6.2 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median GOOGL, 09:39 ET
  11. META puts expiring Dec 18 traded 6.2x the calls, vs a 0.8x median META, 09:45 ET
  12. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 6.3 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median AMZN, 10:41 ET
  13. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 expiring Sep 17, 2027, vs a 1.7 median AMZN, 11:31 ET
  14. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.1 median SOFI, 10:04 ET
  15. XOM puts expiring Nov 20 traded 5.8x the calls, vs a 0.6x median XOM, 13:03 ET
  16. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.4 median AMZN, 09:41 ET
  17. TSLA calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.8 median TSLA, 09:51 ET
  18. IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 10:57 ET
  19. META calls outnumbered puts 5.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.2 median META, 10:21 ET
  20. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median AMZN, 10:31 ET
  21. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Dec 17, 2027, vs a 1.7 median AMZN, 11:41 ET
  22. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.1 median GOOGL, 09:33 ET
  23. SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 4.4x the calls, vs a 1.4x median SPY, 09:37 ET
  24. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.7 median SOFI, 09:44 ET
  25. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 13:55 ET
  26. IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.4 to 1 expiring Nov 2, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:35 ET
  27. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Sep 17, 2027, vs a 1.3 median GOOGL, 09:48 ET
  28. IWM calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Nov 3, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:46 ET
  29. META calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Nov 2, vs a 1.6 median META, 09:51 ET
  30. XOM calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.7 median XOM, 15:58 ET
  31. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median AAPL, 10:10 ET
  32. IWM puts expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out) traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 1.6x median IWM, 15:41 ET
  33. JPM calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.8 median JPM, 10:49 ET
  34. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.4 median IWM, 10:11 ET
  35. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 10:53 ET
  36. GOOGL puts expiring May 21, 2027 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median GOOGL, 10:44 ET
  37. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 0.6 median IWM, 09:40 ET
  38. GOOGL puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 3.4x the calls, vs a 0.8x median GOOGL, 09:39 ET
  39. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:51 ET
  40. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  41. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  42. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.3 median GOOGL, 10:18 ET
  43. QQQ puts expiring Nov 2 traded 3.2x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  44. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Jan 19, 2029, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 13:40 ET
  45. QQQ puts expiring Nov 4 traded 3.4x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 09:39 ET
  46. GOOGL puts expiring Jan 19, 2029 traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 0.8x median GOOGL, 10:03 ET
  47. QQQ puts expiring Nov 20 traded 3.0x the calls, vs a 1.3x median QQQ, 09:39 ET
  48. IWM calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:35 ET
  49. BAC calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.0 median BAC, 10:40 ET
  50. META calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.6 median META, 09:31 ET
  51. QQQ puts expiring Nov 3 traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 09:35 ET
  52. META calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 1.2 median META, 15:26 ET
  53. AAPL puts expiring Nov 4 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 09:35 ET
  54. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 13:25 ET
  55. COIN puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.8x the calls, vs a 0.9x median COIN, 11:14 ET
  56. BAC puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 1.0x median BAC, 15:11 ET
  57. GOOGL puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 0.8x median GOOGL, 11:53 ET
  58. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.2 median AAPL, 09:30 ET
  59. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.3 median GOOGL, 09:53 ET
  60. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.5 median MSFT, 09:48 ET
  61. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 4, vs a 1.4 median MSFT, 09:43 ET
  62. GOOGL puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 0.8x median GOOGL, 09:58 ET
  63. QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 traded 2.3x the calls, vs a 1.2x median QQQ, 09:30 ET
  64. V calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 0.9 median V, 14:15 ET
  65. IWM puts expiring Oct 30 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median IWM, 13:36 ET
  66. BAC calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.1 median BAC, 13:25 ET
  67. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median AMD, 09:40 ET
  68. V calls outnumbered puts 2.2 to 1 expiring Oct 30, vs a 1.1 median V, 09:49 ET
  69. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 1.8 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.0 median NVDA, 15:51 ET
  70. NVDA puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 10:16 ET
  71. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 1.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6 (1 week out), vs a 0.8 median QQQ, 10:04 ET
  72. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 10:20 ET
  73. MSFT puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 0.7x median MSFT, 09:37 ET
  74. SPY calls outnumbered puts 1.6 to 1 expiring Nov 4, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 10:02 ET
  75. TSLA puts expiring Nov 4 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.7x median TSLA, 10:36 ET
  76. NVDA puts expiring Nov 2 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 09:32 ET
  77. PLTR puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 10:58 ET
  78. COIN puts expiring Nov 20 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median COIN, 15:19 ET
  79. PLTR puts expiring Dec 4 traded 1.7x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 15:58 ET
  80. AAPL puts expiring Nov 6 (1 week out) traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 09:35 ET
  81. PLTR puts expiring Jun 17, 2027 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median PLTR, 15:48 ET

Volume vs open interest

12 snapshots, most notable first

6 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. AMD 570 calls expiring Oct 30 traded 5.1x their open interest AMD, 11:06 ET
  2. TSLA 402.5 puts expiring Oct 30 traded 6.6x their open interest TSLA, 09:51 ET
  3. IWM 285 calls expiring Oct 29 (same day) traded 5.9x their open interest IWM, 09:51 ET
  4. GOOGL 260 puts expiring Oct 30 traded 5.0x their open interest GOOGL, 10:53 ET
  5. MSFT 527.5 calls expiring Oct 30 traded 5.1x their open interest MSFT, 14:17 ET
  6. QQQ 711 puts expiring Oct 29 (same day) traded 6.0x their open interest QQQ, 09:39 ET

Premium concentration

2 snapshots, most notable first

Same-day share

2 snapshots, most notable first

Near vs far dates

14 snapshots, most notable first

8 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. META put/call volume ratio held at 0.37 within 3 weeks, against 0.88 1 to 3 months out META, 09:36 ET
  2. MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.60 within 3 weeks, against 1.33 1 to 3 months out MSFT, 09:32 ET
  3. GOOGL put/call volume ratio held at 1.11 within 3 weeks, against 0.55 1 to 3 months out GOOGL, 09:33 ET
  4. NVDA put/call volume ratio held at 0.75 within 3 weeks, against 0.38 1 to 3 months out NVDA, 09:36 ET
  5. V put/call volume ratio held at 0.38 within 3 weeks, against 0.68 1 to 3 months out V, 12:24 ET
  6. JPM put/call volume ratio held at 0.68 within 3 weeks, against 0.97 1 to 3 months out JPM, 14:04 ET
  7. SOFI put/call volume ratio held at 0.25 within 3 weeks, against 0.20 1 to 3 months out SOFI, 09:49 ET
  8. BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.31 within 3 weeks, against 0.35 1 to 3 months out BAC, 10:16 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.