Daily Report

Friday, August 21, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-08-21

Writing totals

Put: $2.72B (4,334,331)
Call: $5.04B (6,839,455)
Trades: 137,750
Bullish 35.1% 64.9% Bearish

Put share of premium reads as bullish (dashboard convention).

SPY expected move

Expected move0.08%
Straddle mid$0.63
Strike$765.00
Upper breakeven$765.63
Lower breakeven$764.38
Underlying$765.39

SPY session prices

Open$766.04
High$767.67
Low$764.39
Close$765.69
Prev close (2026-08-20)$762.60

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 NVDA 8,792,840 @ $214.72 $1.89B 16:00 ET
  • 2 NVDA 6,870,411 @ $218.44 $1.50B 09:30 ET
  • 3 AAPL 4,752,614 @ $309.35 $1.47B 16:00 ET
  • 4 AAPL 3,950,393 @ $312.15 $1.23B 09:30 ET
  • 5 SPY 1,607,155 @ $765.72 $1.23B 16:00 ET
  • 6 SPY 1,000,000 @ $765.00 $765.00M 10:20 ET
  • 7 QQQ 899,120 @ $713.44 $641.47M 16:00 ET
  • 8 SPY 755,380 @ $762.27 $575.81M 12:16 ET
  • 9 IWM 1,512,171 @ $297.56 $449.96M 13:14 ET
  • 10 SPY 550,000 @ $766.92 $421.81M 11:34 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
112:30SPXCALL$7,000.002027-02-1914,000$933.95$1.31BNA
212:30SPXPUT$8,000.002027-02-1914,000$407.20$570.08MNA
312:30SPXCALL$8,000.002027-02-1914,000$233.15$326.41MNA
410:16SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-163,200$732.77$234.49MNA
509:58SPXCALL$7,000.002026-09-183,369$690.77$232.72MBULLISH
614:22SPXCALL$7,000.002026-09-183,000$699.63$209.89MNA
712:30SPXPUT$7,000.002027-02-1914,000$130.00$182.00MNA
809:54SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-162,250$732.65$164.85MBULLISH
909:58SPXPUT$8,000.002026-09-183,369$325.60$109.69MBULLISH
1010:16SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-163,200$332.53$106.41MNA
1114:22SPXPUT$8,000.002026-09-183,000$316.43$94.93MNA
1209:54SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-162,250$333.20$74.97MBULLISH
1309:47SPXCALL$7,000.002026-09-18740$696.55$51.54MNA
1411:12MUPUT$980.002026-10-164,500$108.76$48.94MNA
1515:58MSTRCALL$30.004,901$89.35$43.79MNA
1615:58MSTRCALL$35.005,071$84.40$42.80MNA
1711:34GLDCALL$450.002027-01-1520,000$18.94$37.88MNA
1814:49QQQPUT$725.002026-12-1810,000$37.03$37.03MNA
1915:44LULUPUT$300.002026-12-181,665$179.50$29.89MNA
2015:27LULUPUT$300.002026-12-181,468$180.93$26.56MNA
2113:06SPXPUT$7,700.002026-09-182,500$103.78$25.95MBEARISH
2213:06SPXCALL$7,700.002026-09-182,500$101.42$25.36MNA
2309:47SPXPUT$8,000.002026-09-18740$320.41$23.71MNA
2413:32COINCALL$150.002026-08-215,975$37.75$22.56MNA
2511:12MUCALL$980.002026-10-162,250$98.49$22.16MNA
  • 1 SPX CALL $1.31B
    Time12:30 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty14,000 Price$933.95 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX PUT $570.08M
    Time12:30 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty14,000 Price$407.20 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $326.41M
    Time12:30 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty14,000 Price$233.15 SentimentNA
  • 4 SPX CALL $234.49M
    Time10:16 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty3,200 Price$732.77 SentimentNA
  • 5 SPX CALL $232.72M
    Time09:58 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,369 Price$690.77 SentimentBULLISH
  • 6 SPX CALL $209.89M
    Time14:22 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,000 Price$699.63 SentimentNA
  • 7 SPX PUT $182.00M
    Time12:30 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty14,000 Price$130.00 SentimentNA
  • 8 SPX CALL $164.85M
    Time09:54 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,250 Price$732.65 SentimentBULLISH
  • 9 SPX PUT $109.69M
    Time09:58 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,369 Price$325.60 SentimentBULLISH
  • 10 SPX PUT $106.41M
    Time10:16 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty3,200 Price$332.53 SentimentNA
  • 11 SPX PUT $94.93M
    Time14:22 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,000 Price$316.43 SentimentNA
  • 12 SPX PUT $74.97M
    Time09:54 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,250 Price$333.20 SentimentBULLISH
  • 13 SPX CALL $51.54M
    Time09:47 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty740 Price$696.55 SentimentNA
  • 14 MU PUT $48.94M
    Time11:12 ET Strike$980.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty4,500 Price$108.76 SentimentNA
  • 15 MSTR CALL $43.79M
    Time15:58 ET Strike$30.00 Expiry Qty4,901 Price$89.35 SentimentNA
  • 16 MSTR CALL $42.80M
    Time15:58 ET Strike$35.00 Expiry Qty5,071 Price$84.40 SentimentNA
  • 17 GLD CALL $37.88M
    Time11:34 ET Strike$450.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty20,000 Price$18.94 SentimentNA
  • 18 QQQ PUT $37.03M
    Time14:49 ET Strike$725.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty10,000 Price$37.03 SentimentNA
  • 19 LULU PUT $29.89M
    Time15:44 ET Strike$300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,665 Price$179.50 SentimentNA
  • 20 LULU PUT $26.56M
    Time15:27 ET Strike$300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,468 Price$180.93 SentimentNA
  • 21 SPX PUT $25.95M
    Time13:06 ET Strike$7,700.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty2,500 Price$103.78 SentimentBEARISH
  • 22 SPX CALL $25.36M
    Time13:06 ET Strike$7,700.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty2,500 Price$101.42 SentimentNA
  • 23 SPX PUT $23.71M
    Time09:47 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty740 Price$320.41 SentimentNA
  • 24 COIN CALL $22.56M
    Time13:32 ET Strike$150.00 Expiry2026-08-21 Qty5,975 Price$37.75 SentimentNA
  • 25 MU CALL $22.16M
    Time11:12 ET Strike$980.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,250 Price$98.49 SentimentNA

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