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Unusual options activityLast session, Oct 30, 2026

Unusual options activity: Oct 30, 2026

A free options flow scanner, delayed at least 15 minutes: 21 symbols intraday in the strikes we track, and open interest for about 160 after each settlement.

As of Oct 30, 2026, 16:14 ET, the largest estimated premium on SquawkFlow's unusual options activity board was in NVDA calls expiring January 15, 2027: about $336.3M on 151,513 contracts in the strikes we track. TSLA puts expiring October 30, 2026 traded 10.9x their prior open interest, the most on the board. SquawkFlow had published 154 snapshots for Oct 30, 2026, from its delayed options chain scan of 21 symbols and its nightly settlement open interest archive. Chain figures are session totals in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture; settlement figures are open interest counts; none is an individual trade.

  • 154
    Snapshots published for Oct 30, 2026
  • $336.3M
    Largest est. premium, NVDA Jan 15 '27 C
  • 10.9x
    Highest volume vs prior open interest, TSLA Oct 30 P
  • +58,777
    Largest open interest rise at the Oct 29, 2026 settlement, TLT Jan 15 '27 C

The snapshots on this page show where options traded, not how far the market is priced to move. For the one standard deviation move SPX, SPY and QQQ options price in, to the next close and to OPEX, CPI and FOMC: See the expected move →

Open interest board: computed from the Oct 29 settlement. Next update after the Oct 30 settlement, after 5:30 a.m. PT (8:30 a.m. ET) on Monday, Nov 2, 2026.

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Flow map: est. premium by name

On Oct 30, 2026, NVDA drew the most estimated option premium of the 17 names ranked here, out of the 20 we capture every 5 minutes: $1.80B est., 32% of it in puts, ahead of TSLA $912M and AMD $884M, in the strikes we track. IWM, QQQ and SPY are not ranked here: after the close their snapshots hold the next 2 expiries only, same day not included.

Tile size: est. premiumcallsputs (share of est. premium)next 2 expiries only, same day not included
NVDA$1.80B est.32% puts
TSLA$912M est.35% puts
AMD$884M est.57% puts
AMZN$638M est.34% puts
GOOGL$552M est.53% puts
AAPL$507M est.46% puts
QQQ$449M est.45% puts
META$432M est.49% puts
SPY$431M est.41% puts
PLTR$297M est.48% puts
MSFT$252M est.33% puts
COIN
XOM
NFLX
GS
NVDA$1.80B est.32% puts
TSLA$912M est.35% puts
AMD$884M est.57% puts
AMZN$638M est.34% puts
GOOGL$552M est.53% puts
AAPL$507M est.46% puts
QQQ$449M est.45% puts
META$432M est.49% puts
SPY$431M est.41% puts
PLTR
MSFT$252M est.33% puts
COIN
XOM
NVDA$1.80B est.32% puts
TSLA$912M est.35% puts
AMD$884M est.57% puts
AMZN$638M est.34% puts
GOOGL$552M est.53% puts
AAPL$507M est.46% puts
META$432M est.49% puts
PLTR$297M est.48% puts
MSFT$252M est.33% puts
COIN$168M est.51% puts
XOM
NFLX
GS
NVDA$1.80B est.32% puts
TSLA$912M est.35% puts
AMD$884M est.57% puts
AMZN$638M est.34% puts
GOOGL$552M est.53% puts
AAPL$507M est.46% puts
META$432M est.49% puts
PLTR$297M est.48% puts
MSFT$252M est.33% puts
COIN
XOM
NFLX
As of Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Totals from delayed 5-minute options chain snapshots in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Est. premium is volume times the quote midpoint. Cells with fewer than 3 traded contracts are left out. Index ETF snapshots (marked) cover only the 2 nearest expiries. After the close, index ETF snapshots hold the next 2 expiries, so the day's same-day expiry is not included in their totals.
The numbers behind this chart
Flow map: est. premium by name, Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolEst. premiumPuts shareShare of boardExpiries captured
NVDA$1.80B32%23%25
TSLA$912M35%12%23
AMD$884M57%12%23
AMZN$638M34%8%24
GOOGL$552M53%7%24
AAPL$507M46%7%23
QQQ (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)$449M45%6%2
META$432M49%6%24
SPY (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)$431M41%6%2
PLTR$297M48%4%20
MSFT$252M33%3%23
COIN$168M51%2%20
XOM$120M20%2%18
NFLX$55.4M54%1%17
GS$40.2M56%1%23
SOFI$27.4M30%0%18
JPM$25.0M49%0%16
V$23.8M31%0%19
IWM (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)$19.9M49%0%2
BAC$13.5M44%0%20

Snapshot feed

Newest capture first. Each links to its own dated page.

  1. AAPLPNOV 27Put/call by expiry

    AAPL puts expiring Nov 27 traded 5.0x the calls, vs a 0.9x median

    The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 13,570 put and 2,740 call contracts by 14:16 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainAAPL pageDetails
  2. JPMPDEC 18Put/call by expiry

    JPM puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.6x the calls, vs a 0.6x median

    The median is JPM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 2,079 put and 1,327 call contracts by 13:09 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainJPM pageDetails
  3. SPYPNOV 4Put/call by expiry

    SPY puts expiring Nov 4 traded 2.1x the calls, vs a 1.2x median

    The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 16 sessions. 58,826 put and 27,522 call contracts by 12:07 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainSPY pageDetails
  4. COINPDEC 18Put/call by expiry

    COIN puts expiring Dec 18 traded 1.8x the calls, vs a 0.9x median

    The median is COIN's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 6,618 put and 3,725 call contracts by 10:55 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainCOIN pageDetails

Calls vs puts, today vs normal, and the expiry mix

Calls vs puts, est. premium by name

On Oct 30, 2026, put est. premium was larger than call est. premium in 5 of 17 names (AMD, GOOGL and COIN and others). The largest call total was NVDA at $1.22B est. and the largest put total NVDA at $579M est. IWM, QQQ and SPY are not ranked here: after the close their snapshots hold the next 2 expiries only, same day not included.

puts, est. premiumcalls, est. premiumnext 2 expiries only, same day not included
putscallsP/C volNVDA$579M$1.22B0.68TSLA$319M$593M0.96AMD$503M$381M0.91AMZN$216M$421M0.71GOOGL$292M$260M0.58AAPL$233M$275M1.28QQQ$202M$248M0.85META$211M$221M0.78SPY$179M$252M1.18PLTR$141M$155M0.94MSFT$82.5M$170M0.72COIN$85.5M$82.9M0.63XOM$24.5M$95.5M0.41NFLX$29.8M$25.6M0.86GS$22.3M$17.9M1.45SOFI$8.1M$19.3M0.47JPM$12.2M$12.7M0.89V$7.5M$16.3M0.94IWM$9.7M$10.2M0.78BAC$5.9M$7.6M0.52
As of Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Totals from delayed 5-minute options chain snapshots in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Est. premium is volume times the quote midpoint. Cells with fewer than 3 traded contracts are left out. Index ETF snapshots (marked) cover only the 2 nearest expiries. After the close, index ETF snapshots hold the next 2 expiries, so the day's same-day expiry is not included in their totals.
The numbers behind this chart
Calls vs puts, est. premium by name, Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolCalls, est. premiumPuts, est. premiumPut to call volume
NVDA$1.22B$579M0.68
TSLA$593M$319M0.96
AMD$381M$503M0.91
AMZN$421M$216M0.71
GOOGL$260M$292M0.58
AAPL$275M$233M1.28
QQQ (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)$248M$202M0.85
META$221M$211M0.78
SPY (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)$252M$179M1.18
PLTR$155M$141M0.94
MSFT$170M$82.5M0.72
COIN$82.9M$85.5M0.63
XOM$95.5M$24.5M0.41
NFLX$25.6M$29.8M0.86
GS$17.9M$22.3M1.45
SOFI$19.3M$8.1M0.47
JPM$12.7M$12.2M0.89
V$16.3M$7.5M0.94
IWM (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)$10.2M$9.7M0.78
BAC$7.6M$5.9M0.52

Session vs normal, vs the last 16 sessions

On Oct 30, 2026, COIN and XOM options volume was the highest of each one's last 16 sessions, with same-day expiries left out of every total.

this sessioneach previous session| medianeach row on its own scale
lowest of the windowhighestCOIN194K vs 72,050 med, highestXOM136K vs 51,261 med, highestAMZN1.06M vs 560K med, 94th pctGOOGL595K vs 313K med, 94th pctNVDA2.41M vs 1.62M med, 88th pctSPY2.00M vs 1.74M med, 69th pctQQQ1.45M vs 1.17M med, 67th pctAMD315K vs 271K med, 62nd pctGS16,581 vs 16,141 med, 56th pctBAC139K vs 127K med, 50th pctJPM39,446 vs 42,239 med, 50th pctMSFT276K vs 278K med, 50th pctIWM222K vs 302K med, 44th pctNFLX302K vs 331K med, 44th pctTSLA796K vs 885K med, 44th pctV25,360 vs 28,605 med, 44th pctAAPL592K vs 738K med, 38th pctPLTR276K vs 379K med, 38th pctSOFI337K vs 385K med, 31st pctMETA239K vs 294K med, 25th pct
lowest ratiohighest ratioAAPL1.63 vs 0.89 med, highestTSLA0.87 vs 0.66 med, highestGS1.65 vs 0.87 med, 94th pctJPM1.08 vs 0.71 med, 94th pctNFLX1.12 vs 0.61 med, 94th pctPLTR1.01 vs 0.73 med, 94th pctAMD1.06 vs 0.80 med, 84th pctGOOGL0.59 vs 0.45 med, 81st pctSOFI0.44 vs 0.33 med, 81st pctV1.09 vs 0.86 med, 75th pctAMZN0.49 vs 0.44 med, 69th pctCOIN0.68 vs 0.63 med, 66th pctIWM0.78 vs 0.82 med, 44th pctMSFT0.66 vs 0.67 med, 41st pctSPY1.18 vs 1.22 med, 38th pctMETA0.61 vs 0.69 med, 31st pctNVDA0.57 vs 0.67 med, 28th pctBAC0.54 vs 0.72 med, 19th pctXOM0.41 vs 0.53 med, 19th pctQQQ0.85 vs 1.18 med, lowest
As of Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Each name against its own previous sessions (N per row; the window grows to 20). Same-day expiries are left out of every total, and a session captured over a different window is not compared. Index ETF snapshots cover only the nearest expiries, so their totals move with the calendar. After the close, index ETF snapshots hold the next 2 expiries, so the day's same-day expiry is not included in their totals. Those names are not ranked in the sentence above.
The numbers behind this chart
Session vs normal, vs the last 16 sessions, Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolVolumeMedianPercentilePut to callMedian ratioN
COIN194K72,050highest0.680.6316
XOM136K51,261highest0.410.5316
AMZN1.06M560K94th pct0.490.4416
GOOGL595K313K94th pct0.590.4516
NVDA2.41M1.62M88th pct0.570.6716
SPY (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)2.00M1.74M69th pct1.181.2216
QQQ (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)1.45M1.17M67th pct0.851.1815
AMD315K271K62nd pct1.060.8016
GS16,58116,14156th pct1.650.8716
BAC139K127K50th pct0.540.7216
JPM39,44642,23950th pct1.080.7116
MSFT276K278K50th pct0.660.6716
IWM (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)222K302K44th pct0.780.8216
NFLX302K331K44th pct1.120.6116
TSLA796K885K44th pct0.870.6616
V25,36028,60544th pct1.090.8616
AAPL592K738K38th pct1.630.8916
PLTR276K379K38th pct1.010.7316
SOFI337K385K31st pct0.440.3316
META239K294K25th pct0.610.6916

Expiry heat grid: where in time the volume sat

On Oct 30, 2026, TSLA had the largest share of its options volume in expiries within a week (85%), and XOM the largest share a month or more out (39%), among single stocks in the strikes we track.

Cell: share of the name's volumecallsputs (put to call volume)
Same daySame dayWithin a weekWeek1 to 3 weeks1 to 3 wk1 to 3 months1 to 3 moMore than 3 months3 mo +NVDA40%14%28%12%7%TSLA73%12%10%3%1%SPY100%AMZN46%10%24%13%7%AAPL61%9%18%9%4%QQQ100%GOOGL36%11%22%16%14%AMD54%14%15%10%7%META61%13%11%7%7%MSFT46%15%21%13%4%PLTR45%30%12%13%SOFI28%34%27%11%NFLX27%41%22%10%COIN38%35%20%7%IWM100%BAC20%41%22%17%XOM17%44%23%16%JPM23%43%22%12%V28%39%23%10%GS29%42%24%4%
As of Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET. Totals from delayed 5-minute options chain snapshots in the strikes we track, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Est. premium is volume times the quote midpoint. Cells with fewer than 3 traded contracts are left out. Index ETF snapshots (marked) cover only the 2 nearest expiries. After the close, index ETF snapshots hold the next 2 expiries, so the day's same-day expiry is not included in their totals. Cell: share of the name's volume; colour: put to call volume ratio. A blank cell has no expiry in that window or fewer than 3 traded contracts.
The numbers behind this chart
Expiry heat grid: where in time the volume sat, Oct 30, 2026, newest snapshot 16:14 ET
SymbolSame dayWithin a week1 to 3 weeks1 to 3 monthsMore than 3 months
NVDA40% (P/C 0.89)14% (P/C 0.98)28% (P/C 0.41)12% (P/C 0.55)7% (P/C 0.72)
TSLA73% (P/C 1.00)12% (P/C 0.90)10% (P/C 0.73)3% (P/C 1.17)1% (P/C 1.15)
SPY (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)100% (P/C 1.18)
AMZN46% (P/C 1.05)10% (P/C 0.66)24% (P/C 0.39)13% (P/C 0.49)7% (P/C 0.65)
AAPL61% (P/C 1.09)9% (P/C 1.47)18% (P/C 2.08)9% (P/C 1.59)4% (P/C 0.82)
QQQ (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)100% (P/C 0.85)
GOOGL36% (P/C 0.56)11% (P/C 0.49)22% (P/C 0.50)16% (P/C 0.56)14% (P/C 0.92)
AMD54% (P/C 0.80)14% (P/C 0.78)15% (P/C 0.93)10% (P/C 1.24)7% (P/C 2.12)
META61% (P/C 0.91)13% (P/C 0.75)11% (P/C 0.61)7% (P/C 0.79)7% (P/C 0.28)
MSFT46% (P/C 0.79)15% (P/C 0.83)21% (P/C 0.62)13% (P/C 0.50)4% (P/C 0.88)
PLTR45% (P/C 0.85)30% (P/C 0.60)12% (P/C 1.10)13% (P/C 3.39)
SOFI28% (P/C 0.53)34% (P/C 0.60)27% (P/C 0.37)11% (P/C 0.25)
NFLX27% (P/C 0.40)41% (P/C 0.90)22% (P/C 1.60)10% (P/C 1.24)
COIN38% (P/C 0.56)35% (P/C 0.51)20% (P/C 0.72)7% (P/C 2.24)
IWM (next 2 expiries only, same day not included)100% (P/C 0.78)
BAC20% (P/C 0.45)41% (P/C 0.50)22% (P/C 0.45)17% (P/C 0.79)
XOM17% (P/C 0.39)44% (P/C 0.38)23% (P/C 0.20)16% (P/C 1.01)
JPM23% (P/C 0.44)43% (P/C 0.99)22% (P/C 0.97)12% (P/C 1.76)
V28% (P/C 0.64)39% (P/C 1.12)23% (P/C 1.06)10% (P/C 1.03)
GS29% (P/C 1.08)42% (P/C 1.80)24% (P/C 1.52)4% (P/C 1.12)

Biggest call and put activity by expiry

Ticker x expiry x call or put totals. No single contracts.

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 30, 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
1NVDA calls expiring January 15, 2027$336.3M151,5131,248,066
2QQQ calls expiring November 2, 2026$202.2M657,76671,455
3TSLA calls expiring October 30, 2026$193.3M1,056,452197,498
4NVDA calls expiring December 18, 2026$188.6M111,981442,388
5SPY calls expiring November 2, 2026$169.7M709,07268,414
6QQQ puts expiring November 2, 2026$154.3M538,907116,378
7SPY puts expiring November 2, 2026$144.4M896,184115,121
8NVDA calls expiring November 20, 2026$89.5M379,116691,154
9SPY calls expiring November 3, 2026$82.6M207,96343,309
10TSLA calls expiring November 6, 2026$72.7M102,65864,524

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 30, 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 30, 202610.9x1,058,43297,432
2SPY calls expiring November 2, 202610.4x709,07268,414
3COIN calls expiring November 6, 20269.9x58,5955,926
4QQQ calls expiring November 2, 20269.2x657,76671,455
5SPY puts expiring November 2, 20267.8x896,184115,121
6TSLA puts expiring November 2, 20267.4x136,25818,466
7AMD calls expiring October 30, 20266.6x202,87930,771
8NVDA calls expiring November 2, 20265.5x208,61437,930
9TSLA calls expiring October 30, 20265.3x1,056,452197,498
10AMZN calls expiring November 2, 20265.2x97,52818,916

14 cells withheld: fewer than 3 traded contracts

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.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Is this options activity real time?
No. Every snapshot is published at least 15 minutes after the options chain capture it describes, and carries that capture time in Eastern time. During regular US market hours new snapshots appear as new chain captures arrive.
Which tickers are covered?
Intraday: SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, META, AMZN, GOOGL, AMD, NFLX, COIN, PLTR, BAC, JPM, GS, XOM, V, SOFI, each over the strikes its chain capture holds (up to 40 around the money per expiration), not every listed strike. After each settlement, open interest change snapshots cover about 200 symbols from SquawkFlow's nightly settlement open interest archive. Symbols outside these lists are not scanned.
Does this show individual trades, or who bought and who sold?
No. The figures are session totals aggregated from delayed options chain snapshots to ticker, expiry and call or put. A chain carries no trade tape, so it cannot show individual trades, the buyer or seller, whether a position was opened or closed, or whether a contract was part of a spread.
Why does a call or put side show as withheld?
Every published figure is computed over at least 3 traded contracts. When one side of an expiry had fewer than 3 contracts with volume, that side is left out of all totals, ratios and shares and labelled withheld, and the page counts how many cells were withheld. A ratio needs both sides, so it is hidden when either is withheld.
What makes a snapshot fire?
A fixed rule clearing a stated threshold, for example put/call volume of at least 2.5 to 1 in one expiry, or one strike trading at least 5 times its prior open interest with at least 1,000 contracts open. Each snapshot page shows the rule, the numbers that cleared it and the baseline it was compared against.
What happens after a snapshot is published?
After the next settlement the snapshot page adds the open interest change for the same contracts, and after expiry it adds where the underlying settled against the strike. These follow-ups are facts, written the same way whatever the outcome, and are never added to a snapshot published after the fact.

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