Daily Report

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-08-27

Writing totals

Put: $2.58B (3,449,741)
Call: $2.61B (6,071,540)
Trades: 126,107
Bullish 49.7% 50.3% Bearish

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

SPY expected move

Expected move0.07%
Straddle mid$0.54
Strike$770.00
Upper breakeven$770.54
Lower breakeven$769.47
Underlying$770.45

SPY session prices

Open$768.50
High$772.19
Low$767.47
Close$771.07
Prev close (2026-08-26)$766.08

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 AAPL 7,108,328 @ $314.58 $2.24B 16:00 ET
  • 2 SPY 1,096,888 @ $771.10 $845.81M 16:00 ET
  • 3 NVDA 2,628,317 @ $222.94 $585.96M 09:30 ET
  • 4 QQQ 724,853 @ $721.11 $522.70M 16:00 ET
  • 5 QQQ 520,000 @ $719.73 $374.26M 13:29 ET
  • 6 SPY 300,000 @ $771.60 $231.48M 13:27 ET
  • 7 QQQ 323,440 @ $715.68 $231.48M 09:59 ET
  • 8 QQQ 308,000 @ $719.84 $221.71M 15:39 ET
  • 9 QQQ 300,000 @ $721.34 $216.40M 16:01 ET
  • 10 QQQ 245,000 @ $721.14 $176.68M 15:59 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
111:17SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-183,500$870.57$304.70MNA
211:17SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-183,500$334.65$117.13MNA
311:19SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-181,000$870.57$87.06MNA
411:34SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-161,100$776.00$85.36MBULLISH
515:05TSMCALL$380.002026-11-209,700$59.30$57.52MNA
615:47LULUPUT$300.002026-12-182,369$183.80$43.54MNA
715:07LULUPUT$350.002026-12-181,510$235.05$35.49MNA
815:47LULUPUT$350.002026-12-181,500$233.80$35.07MNA
914:47LULUPUT$350.002026-12-181,500$233.43$35.01MNA
1011:19SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-181,000$334.65$33.47MNA
1115:07LULUPUT$300.002026-12-181,740$185.10$32.21MBEARISH
1214:44SPCXPUT$230.002026-09-183,300$89.75$29.62MNA
1315:53SPCXPUT$230.002026-09-183,300$89.40$29.50MNA
1414:45SPCXPUT$230.002026-09-183,200$90.30$28.90MNA
1514:57LULUPUT$300.002026-12-181,530$185.10$28.32MBEARISH
1614:47LULUPUT$300.002026-12-181,500$183.43$27.51MNA
1714:45MUPUT$350.002026-09-18600$436.30$26.18MNA
1814:29APPPUT$110.002027-01-15320$799.50$25.58MNA
1915:45APPPUT$110.002027-01-15320$797.50$25.52MNA
2012:10EWYCALL$185.002027-06-178,500$29.86$25.38MNA
2115:22NEECALL$35.002027-01-154,800$48.67$23.36MNA
2215:41GOOGPUT$480.002027-01-151,630$142.85$23.28MNA
2314:28GOOGPUT$480.002027-01-151,630$142.10$23.16MNA
2415:47METAPUT$730.002026-09-181,436$160.60$23.06MNA
2514:44SPCXPUT$205.002026-09-183,500$64.50$22.57MNA
  • 1 SPX CALL $304.70M
    Time11:17 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,500 Price$870.57 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX PUT $117.13M
    Time11:17 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,500 Price$334.65 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $87.06M
    Time11:19 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,000 Price$870.57 SentimentNA
  • 4 SPX CALL $85.36M
    Time11:34 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty1,100 Price$776.00 SentimentBULLISH
  • 5 TSM CALL $57.52M
    Time15:05 ET Strike$380.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty9,700 Price$59.30 SentimentNA
  • 6 LULU PUT $43.54M
    Time15:47 ET Strike$300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,369 Price$183.80 SentimentNA
  • 7 LULU PUT $35.49M
    Time15:07 ET Strike$350.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,510 Price$235.05 SentimentNA
  • 8 LULU PUT $35.07M
    Time15:47 ET Strike$350.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,500 Price$233.80 SentimentNA
  • 9 LULU PUT $35.01M
    Time14:47 ET Strike$350.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,500 Price$233.43 SentimentNA
  • 10 SPX PUT $33.47M
    Time11:19 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,000 Price$334.65 SentimentNA
  • 11 LULU PUT $32.21M
    Time15:07 ET Strike$300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,740 Price$185.10 SentimentBEARISH
  • 12 SPCX PUT $29.62M
    Time14:44 ET Strike$230.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,300 Price$89.75 SentimentNA
  • 13 SPCX PUT $29.50M
    Time15:53 ET Strike$230.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,300 Price$89.40 SentimentNA
  • 14 SPCX PUT $28.90M
    Time14:45 ET Strike$230.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,200 Price$90.30 SentimentNA
  • 15 LULU PUT $28.32M
    Time14:57 ET Strike$300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,530 Price$185.10 SentimentBEARISH
  • 16 LULU PUT $27.51M
    Time14:47 ET Strike$300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,500 Price$183.43 SentimentNA
  • 17 MU PUT $26.18M
    Time14:45 ET Strike$350.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty600 Price$436.30 SentimentNA
  • 18 APP PUT $25.58M
    Time14:29 ET Strike$110.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty320 Price$799.50 SentimentNA
  • 19 APP PUT $25.52M
    Time15:45 ET Strike$110.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty320 Price$797.50 SentimentNA
  • 20 EWY CALL $25.38M
    Time12:10 ET Strike$185.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty8,500 Price$29.86 SentimentNA
  • 21 NEE CALL $23.36M
    Time15:22 ET Strike$35.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty4,800 Price$48.67 SentimentNA
  • 22 GOOG PUT $23.28M
    Time15:41 ET Strike$480.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty1,630 Price$142.85 SentimentNA
  • 23 GOOG PUT $23.16M
    Time14:28 ET Strike$480.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty1,630 Price$142.10 SentimentNA
  • 24 META PUT $23.06M
    Time15:47 ET Strike$730.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty1,436 Price$160.60 SentimentNA
  • 25 SPCX PUT $22.57M
    Time14:44 ET Strike$205.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,500 Price$64.50 SentimentNA

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