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SPY unusual options activityOctober 26, 2026 ET session

SPY printed 40 unusual options prints worth $25M of premium on October 26, 2026, 51% in puts.

Prints
40
Premium
$25M
Calls / puts
$12M / $13M
Golden sweeps
0

SPY prints, largest first

SideStrikeExpirationPremiumContractsType
PUT$7282026-11-20$2.0M6,002Block
PUT$7262026-11-20$1.9M6,000Block
CALL$7632026-10-29$908K1,462Sweep
PUT$7592026-11-02$782K2,200Block
CALL$7802026-11-27$702K1,015Sweep
CALL$7852026-12-18$686K759Sweep
PUT$7592026-10-30$650K2,195Sweep
PUT$7202026-12-18$639K1,028Sweep
PUT$7452026-12-18$637K633Sweep
PUT$6702026-11-20$624K6,096Sweep
CALL$7452027-01-15$595K152Sweep
CALL$7802026-11-30$580K851Sweep
CALL$7452026-11-06$550K233Sweep
PUT$7402026-11-06$537K2,609Sweep
CALL$5752026-10-27$534K28Split
CALL$7852026-11-20$531K1,357Sweep
PUT$7702026-10-28$530K917Sweep
PUT$7452026-11-20$524K969Sweep
CALL$7652027-01-15$522K209Sweep
CALL$7702026-10-29$522K1,997Sweep
PUT$7532026-11-13$521K947Sweep
CALL$7402026-12-18$519K135Sweep
CALL$6102026-10-28$515K33Split
CALL$6002026-10-27$514K31Split
CALL$5902026-10-28$509K29Split
CALL$7502027-01-15$508K143Sweep
PUT$7682026-10-30$506K850Sweep
PUT$7252026-11-13$505K2,532Sweep
CALL$7722026-10-27$502K15,705Block
PUT$7662026-11-02$501K867Sweep
CALL$7662026-11-02$501K839Sweep
CALL$7632026-11-06$501K509Sweep
CALL$7802026-10-30$501K7,633Sweep
PUT$7602026-11-02$501K1,281Sweep
PUT$7602026-10-29$501K1,841Sweep
PUT$7622026-11-20$500K497Sweep
PUT$7592026-10-28$500K2,805Sweep
CALL$7202026-10-30$500K108Sweep
CALL$7702026-11-02$500K1,252Sweep
CALL$7712026-10-27$500K10,975Sweep

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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 in SPY?
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 SPY 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 SPY, dated in Eastern Time.

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