Unusual options activity: Oct 23, 2026
today's flagged contracts · call vs put premium · delayed snapshot record
On 2026-10-23, 312 unusual option contracts were flagged across 55 tracked tickers (48 underlyings flagged). Calls made up 57% of flagged premium. Most active underlying: SPY (11 flagged contracts). Data is a delayed snapshot as of 20:45 UTC.
Today by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Flagged contracts | 312 |
| Underlyings flagged | 48 |
| Call premium | $5.9M |
| Put premium | $4.5M |
| Most active underlying | SPY (11 contracts) |
Top contracts
| Ticker | Type | Strike | Expiry | Volume | Open int | Vol/OI | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | call | $761 | 2026-10-23 | 459,018 | 1,888 | 243.1x | $161K |
| SPY | call | $760 | 2026-10-26 | 46,089 | 276 | 167.0x | $154K |
| SPY | call | $760 | 2026-10-23 | 274,285 | 2,427 | 113.0x | $192K |
| QQQ | put | $706 | 2026-10-23 | 252,107 | 2,905 | 86.8x | $229K |
| QQQ | call | $705 | 2026-10-23 | 295,625 | 3,152 | 93.8x | $207K |
| SPY | put | $761 | 2026-10-23 | 419,800 | 10,232 | 41.0x | $437K |
| QQQ | call | $705 | 2026-10-26 | 47,943 | 693 | 69.2x | $244K |
| QQQ | put | $705 | 2026-10-23 | 479,820 | 11,137 | 43.1x | $389K |
| SPY | call | $761 | 2026-10-26 | 52,705 | 464 | 113.6x | $147K |
| XLF | put | $51 | 2027-09-17 | 20,005 | 40 | 500.1x | $33K |
How to read this
Each row is a single option contract our scanner flagged as unusual: volume far above the standing open interest (at least 2.5x and at least 500 contracts traded), with a real premium. Vol/OI is the ratio of today's volume to open interest: the higher it is, the more of the day's volume was fresh positioning rather than existing holdings. Premium is last price times volume, an approximation of the money that moved through the contract, not a settled tape total. Contracts are re-scanned about every 15 minutes during market hours; this page is the settled end-of-day record.
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FAQ
What counts as unusual options activity today?
A contract traded at least 2.5 times its open interest with at least 500 contracts of volume during the session. On 2026-10-23 that produced 312 flagged contracts.
Does unusual options activity mean a stock will move?
Not by itself. Heavy call volume can be a bullish bet, a hedge, or a spread leg. The scanner flags statistically unusual volume; reading direction requires the rest of the research panel.
Where can I see this live?
The live options flow feed streams in the Tapeboard app at /options-flow with filters by ticker, call or put, and premium. This page is the free, dated record.