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Unusual options activity on Nov 4, 2026

On Nov 4, 2026, SquawkFlow published 138 snapshots of unusual options activity, 138 from delayed options chain data, the newest captured Nov 4, 2026, 16:14 ET: 102 put/call by expiry, 14 volume vs open interest, 1 premium concentration, 5 same-day share, 16 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/2026-11-04: all 138 snapshots grouped by kind, each with its own permalink; the boards by ticker, expiry and call or put; and a link to the Nov 3, 2026 session. The next session's snapshots post no earlier than 9:45 ET and are linked from this page.

  • 138
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  • 5
    Kinds that fired
  • QQQ
    Ticker with the largest est. premium
  • 20
    Tickers with a snapshot
Machine-readable versionHow snapshots are made

Boards for Nov 4, 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 Nov 4, 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 November 4, 2026$577.5M3,241,413106,193
2SPY puts expiring November 4, 2026$239.6M4,472,244115,931
3QQQ puts expiring November 6, 2026$178.9M333,195603,378
4SPY calls expiring November 4, 2026$151.4M4,183,534164,655
5QQQ puts expiring November 20, 2026$121.2M130,480582,327
6NVDA puts expiring November 4, 2026$111.8M665,965124,358
7AAPL calls expiring January 15, 2027$106.9M47,806698,730
8NVDA puts expiring November 6, 2026$104.5M224,882220,749
9QQQ puts expiring November 5, 2026$104.3M381,12560,428
10QQQ calls expiring December 18, 2026$102.6M52,843243,209

31 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 Nov 4, 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
1SPY puts expiring November 4, 202638.6x4,472,244115,931
2QQQ calls expiring November 4, 202631.1x3,010,10496,782
3QQQ puts expiring November 4, 202630.5x3,241,413106,193
4SPY calls expiring November 4, 202625.4x4,183,534164,655
5TSLA calls expiring November 4, 202613.2x818,15661,805
6TSLA puts expiring November 4, 202612.5x795,22963,790
7MSFT puts expiring November 4, 202612.2x162,20513,297
8AMZN puts expiring November 4, 202610.9x275,97025,206
9AMD calls expiring November 4, 202610.8x278,08225,799
10META puts expiring November 4, 202610.4x142,09113,678

31 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 Nov 4, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
AMD options expiring June 16, 2028, Over 3 months55.628,899 / 160
TSLA options expiring June 16, 2028, Over 3 months8.886,101 / 687
AMD options expiring December 15, 2028, Over 3 months8.525,599 / 657
TSLA options expiring January 19, 2029, Over 3 months7.557,263 / 962
IWM options expiring March 19, 2027, Over 3 months7.3122,677 / 3,101

Most calls per put

Lowest put/call ratios. As of Nov 4, 2026, 16:14 ET. Ratio of put to call contracts traded in one expiry, in the strikes we track.
Ticker, expiryPut/callP / C contracts
IWM options expiring December 31, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.06309 / 4,838
GS options expiring November 13, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks0.07680 / 9,784
SOFI options expiring December 18, 2026, 1 to 3 months0.088,763 / 111,225
AAPL options expiring November 18, 2026, 1 to 3 weeks0.09786 / 9,121
SOFI options expiring April 16, 2027, Over 3 months0.12666 / 5,685

31 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, Nov 3, 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
GME puts expiring December 17, 2027+291,834631,440
SPX calls expiring November 4, 2026+86,873184,243
XLP puts expiring March 19, 2027+80,057287,224
SPY calls expiring November 4, 2026+75,698181,677
GME calls expiring December 17, 2027+62,369170,824
NVDA puts expiring March 19, 2027+58,432656,441
ORCL calls expiring November 6, 2026+50,822179,630
NFLX calls expiring December 17, 2027+46,574269,127
AMD puts expiring November 4, 2026+41,01766,735
LCID puts expiring December 18, 2026+39,012258,630

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

102 snapshots, most notable first

96 more put/call by expiry snapshots

  1. AMD puts expiring Dec 15, 2028 traded 10.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 11:46 ET
  2. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 8.5 to 1 expiring Nov 4 (same day), vs a 2.1 median GOOGL, 09:34 ET
  3. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 9.2 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 11:00 ET
  4. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 8.9 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 4.8 median SOFI, 09:55 ET
  5. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 8.9 to 1 expiring Apr 16, 2027, vs a 3.1 median SOFI, 15:34 ET
  6. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 8.3 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 10:04 ET
  7. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 8.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 2.5 median GOOGL, 09:34 ET
  8. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 7.6 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 2.1 median GOOGL, 09:58 ET
  9. META calls outnumbered puts 8.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.3 median META, 10:21 ET
  10. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 8.5 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 2.1 median GOOGL, 10:09 ET
  11. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 8.4 to 1 expiring Dec 4, vs a 4.8 median SOFI, 10:59 ET
  12. META calls outnumbered puts 7.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median META, 09:55 ET
  13. BAC calls outnumbered puts 8.1 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 2.1 median BAC, 09:36 ET
  14. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 2.2 median AMZN, 09:36 ET
  15. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 7.8 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 14:44 ET
  16. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 7.8 to 1 expiring Dec 4, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:46 ET
  17. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 7.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.5 median GOOGL, 09:39 ET
  18. IWM puts expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out) traded 5.5x the calls, vs a 1.6x median IWM, 09:46 ET
  19. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 7.2 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median AMZN, 09:46 ET
  20. IWM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 5.2x the calls, vs a 2.3x median IWM, 15:25 ET
  21. GOOGL calls outnumbered puts 6.4 to 1 expiring Nov 9, vs a 2.5 median GOOGL, 10:28 ET
  22. PLTR puts expiring Dec 11 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 1.0x median PLTR, 13:33 ET
  23. COIN calls outnumbered puts 6.7 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 1.9 median COIN, 12:39 ET
  24. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 5.9 to 1 expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:31 ET
  25. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.4 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 2.2 median NFLX, 09:39 ET
  26. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.4 median MSFT, 09:33 ET
  27. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 2.1 median SOFI, 09:44 ET
  28. META calls outnumbered puts 5.7 to 1 expiring Nov 4 (same day), vs a 1.2 median META, 09:31 ET
  29. V calls outnumbered puts 6.1 to 1 expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out), vs a 0.9 median V, 10:55 ET
  30. COIN puts expiring Nov 27 traded 6.0x the calls, vs a 0.9x median COIN, 12:34 ET
  31. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 5.6 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 1.8 median NVDA, 09:31 ET
  32. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 5.5 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 3.1 median SOFI, 14:59 ET
  33. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.1 to 1 expiring Dec 4, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 14:44 ET
  34. AAPL puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 4.3x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 11:01 ET
  35. IWM puts expiring Nov 9 traded 4.7x the calls, vs a 0.8x median IWM, 09:41 ET
  36. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 5.4 to 1 expiring Jan 21, 2028, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 14:19 ET
  37. QQQ puts expiring Nov 27 traded 4.7x the calls, vs a 1.4x median QQQ, 09:45 ET
  38. PLTR puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 5.3x the calls, vs a 0.8x median PLTR, 10:28 ET
  39. AMD puts expiring Jan 21, 2028 traded 5.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 10:56 ET
  40. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.6 median PLTR, 09:33 ET
  41. AMD calls outnumbered puts 5.0 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 0.7 median AMD, 10:11 ET
  42. NVDA puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 3.7x the calls, vs a 0.6x median NVDA, 10:01 ET
  43. SPY puts expiring Dec 18 traded 4.1x the calls, vs a 1.4x median SPY, 09:52 ET
  44. GS calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median GS, 15:11 ET
  45. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 0.8 median QQQ, 09:49 ET
  46. SPY puts expiring Nov 13 (1 week out) traded 3.2x the calls, vs a 1.4x median SPY, 10:52 ET
  47. SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 2.0 median SOFI, 09:34 ET
  48. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median MSFT, 09:37 ET
  49. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 2.0 median AMZN, 09:31 ET
  50. V calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.8 median V, 12:14 ET
  51. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Nov 10, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 10:41 ET
  52. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.6 median MSFT, 10:43 ET
  53. AMZN calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 1.7 median AMZN, 10:01 ET
  54. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.8 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.3 median MSFT, 15:13 ET
  55. META calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.6 median META, 09:36 ET
  56. MSFT calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.8 median MSFT, 09:33 ET
  57. BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out), vs a 2.2 median BAC, 10:15 ET
  58. XOM calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.6 median XOM, 15:49 ET
  59. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:31 ET
  60. IWM calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 expiring Nov 5, vs a 1.2 median IWM, 09:35 ET
  61. XOM puts expiring Nov 13 (1 week out) traded 3.8x the calls, vs a 0.7x median XOM, 09:44 ET
  62. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 0.7 median QQQ, 09:40 ET
  63. SPY calls outnumbered puts 3.1 to 1 expiring Nov 9, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:37 ET
  64. COIN calls outnumbered puts 3.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 2.0 median COIN, 09:49 ET
  65. SPY calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 0.8 median SPY, 09:33 ET
  66. AMD calls outnumbered puts 3.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median AMD, 09:46 ET
  67. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Nov 4 (same day), vs a 1.3 median AMD, 09:50 ET
  68. XOM calls outnumbered puts 3.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.5 median XOM, 10:08 ET
  69. AMD puts expiring Mar 19, 2027 traded 3.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median AMD, 11:35 ET
  70. COIN puts expiring Dec 18 traded 3.2x the calls, vs a 0.9x median COIN, 10:15 ET
  71. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.3 median AMD, 09:46 ET
  72. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 0.5 median QQQ, 09:55 ET
  73. NVDA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.6 median NVDA, 09:42 ET
  74. AMD calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Nov 9, vs a 1.3 median AMD, 09:56 ET
  75. GS calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.4 median GS, 12:21 ET
  76. NFLX calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.3 median NFLX, 09:39 ET
  77. PLTR calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.0 median PLTR, 10:03 ET
  78. V calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.2 median V, 11:44 ET
  79. SPY calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 0.7 median SPY, 09:33 ET
  80. COIN puts expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out) traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.5x median COIN, 10:04 ET
  81. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out), vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 09:36 ET
  82. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.3 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 1.2 median AAPL, 09:31 ET
  83. AMD puts expiring Nov 13 (1 week out) traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AMD, 09:35 ET
  84. AAPL puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 1.0x median AAPL, 10:21 ET
  85. AAPL puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 0.9x median AAPL, 09:46 ET
  86. BAC calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.1 median BAC, 10:20 ET
  87. V calls outnumbered puts 2.4 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.2 median V, 11:29 ET
  88. TSLA puts expiring Nov 11 (1 week out) traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 0.7x median TSLA, 09:37 ET
  89. AAPL puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 1.0x median AAPL, 09:40 ET
  90. BAC calls outnumbered puts 2.1 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.1 median BAC, 14:40 ET
  91. AAPL calls outnumbered puts 1.9 to 1 expiring Nov 13 (1 week out), vs a 1.1 median AAPL, 09:36 ET
  92. QQQ calls outnumbered puts 1.5 to 1 expiring Nov 5, vs a 0.8 median QQQ, 09:34 ET
  93. AAPL puts expiring Nov 9 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median AAPL, 11:36 ET
  94. COIN puts expiring Dec 4 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.9x median COIN, 11:45 ET
  95. TSLA puts expiring Nov 27 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.6x median TSLA, 09:37 ET
  96. JPM puts expiring Nov 6 traded 1.5x the calls, vs a 0.8x median JPM, 10:09 ET

Volume vs open interest

14 snapshots, most notable first

8 more volume vs open interest snapshots

  1. NVDA 205 calls expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 5.4x their open interest NVDA, 09:42 ET
  2. SPY 757 puts expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 5.6x their open interest SPY, 09:33 ET
  3. QQQ 673 puts expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 5.4x their open interest QQQ, 09:34 ET
  4. MSFT 550 calls expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 5.7x their open interest MSFT, 09:43 ET
  5. TSLA 375 puts expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 5.4x their open interest TSLA, 09:46 ET
  6. GOOGL 292.5 calls expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 7.1x their open interest GOOGL, 09:58 ET
  7. AMD 500 calls expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 5.4x their open interest AMD, 09:41 ET
  8. META 640 calls expiring Nov 4 (same day) traded 16.6x their open interest META, 12:31 ET

Premium concentration

1 snapshot, most notable first

Same-day share

5 snapshots, most notable first

Near vs far dates

16 snapshots, most notable first

10 more near vs far dates snapshots

  1. MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.67 within 3 weeks, against 0.31 1 to 3 months out MSFT, 12:03 ET
  2. META put/call volume ratio held at 0.33 within 3 weeks, against 0.15 1 to 3 months out META, 09:55 ET
  3. AMD put/call volume ratio held at 0.99 within 3 weeks, against 0.43 1 to 3 months out AMD, 09:35 ET
  4. GS put/call volume ratio held at 0.26 within 3 weeks, against 0.61 1 to 3 months out GS, 15:16 ET
  5. AMZN put/call volume ratio held at 0.25 within 3 weeks, against 0.50 1 to 3 months out AMZN, 09:31 ET
  6. V put/call volume ratio held at 0.33 within 3 weeks, against 0.74 1 to 3 months out V, 10:39 ET
  7. XOM put/call volume ratio held at 1.45 within 3 weeks, against 0.75 1 to 3 months out XOM, 09:54 ET
  8. NFLX put/call volume ratio held at 0.38 within 3 weeks, against 0.22 1 to 3 months out NFLX, 09:39 ET
  9. SOFI put/call volume ratio held at 0.23 within 3 weeks, against 0.31 1 to 3 months out SOFI, 09:40 ET
  10. BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.57 within 3 weeks, against 0.55 1 to 3 months out BAC, 10:20 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.