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Unusual options activity todayOctober 26, 2026 ET session

The tape recorded 40 unusual options prints worth $29M of premium on October 26, 2026, 67% in puts, including 1 golden sweep over $1M, led by SPY ($6.9M), IWM ($4.7M), QQQ ($3.6M).

Prints
40
Premium
$29M
Calls / puts
$9.6M / $19M
Golden sweeps
1

Largest prints of the session

TickerSideStrikeExpirationPremiumContractsType
IWMPUT$2632026-11-20$2.9M16,001Block
SPYPUT$7282026-11-20$2.0M6,002Block
SPYPUT$7262026-11-20$1.9M6,000Block
METAPUT$6202026-11-20$1.2M558Golden sweep
NVDAPUT$2202026-11-20$888K773Sweep
QQQPUT$6752026-11-06$818K2,659Sweep
TSLACALL$3702026-10-30$795K333Sweep
SPYPUT$7592026-11-02$782K2,200Block
GOOGLPUT$2802026-11-20$777K3,874Block
METAPUT$7002027-01-15$763K91Split
AMDPUT$5352026-11-20$695K193Sweep
QQQPUT$6702027-01-15$694K483Sweep
IWMPUT$2652026-11-20$651K3,081Sweep
SPYCALL$7452027-01-15$595K152Sweep
IWMPUT$2642026-11-20$586K3,003Block
TSLACALL$3952026-11-27$558K327Sweep
MSFTCALL$5502026-11-27$549K414Sweep
TSLAPUT$4102026-11-20$546K208Sweep
QQQPUT$6902026-11-27$544K500Sweep
SPYPUT$7402026-11-06$537K2,609Sweep
AMDPUT$5302026-11-06$528K200Sweep
AMZNCALL$2502026-11-13$527K469Sweep
SPYCALL$7702026-10-29$522K1,997Sweep
GOOGLCALL$3652026-11-20$521K3,297Block
QQQPUT$7202026-12-18$517K202Sweep
METACALL$7202026-12-18$512K496Sweep
AMZNPUT$262.52026-10-28$508K370Sweep
AMDPUT$4902026-10-30$507K1,577Sweep
QQQCALL$7202026-10-29$504K1,322Sweep
QQQCALL$7302026-11-02$503K2,150Sweep
AMDCALL$5452026-10-30$503K528Sweep
IWMCALL$2782026-10-28$503K3,036Sweep
GOOGLCALL$3152026-10-30$502K466Sweep
NVDACALL$1302026-10-30$502K58Split
GOOGLCALL$3152026-10-26$502K1,666Sweep
GOOGLCALL$3302026-11-06$502K778Sweep
MSFTPUT$507.52026-10-30$501K1,019Sweep
TSLAPUT$3852026-11-02$501K939Sweep
NFLXCALL$622026-10-30$501K2,695Block
SPYCALL$7702026-11-02$500K1,252Sweep

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How to read these prints

A print is unusual when its size dwarfs the contract's normal volume or exceeds its open interest. Blocks are single prints of 1,000 contracts or more; sweeps are one order filled across several exchanges, which signals urgency; a golden sweep is a sweep over $1 million in premium. The classification rules are the same in the app and in the background worker, pinned against each other by tests, and only prints from the session shown here count.

Size tells you someone wanted exposure fast. It does not tell you why. Check whether volume exceeds open interest (opening, not closing), whether the print hit the ask (bought) or the bid (sold), and what the dealer gamma profile looks like around the strike. The glossary entry walks through each check; the app's live tape labels each print as directional, hedge or noise and hands it to the advisor.

Not advice. Prints are public trade data; the read is yours.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as unusual options activity?
A print whose size is far above the contract's normal volume or above its open interest: a block of 1,000 contracts or more in one print, or a sweep filled across several exchanges. A golden sweep is a sweep over $1 million in premium. Only prints from the current session count on this page.
Is unusual options activity bullish?
Only when calls are bought or puts are sold with conviction. Large put buying is often a hedge on a stock position, and a call sweep can be one leg of a spread. Check volume against open interest, bid versus ask, and the dealer gamma profile around the strike before reading direction.
How fresh is this data?
Prints come from the Massive.com options feed, polled every 30 seconds in the app during market hours. This page is rebuilt about every 30 minutes and shows the most recent session that has prints for a ticker, dated in Eastern Time.

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