Daily Report

Monday, September 21, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-09-21

Writing totals

Put: $2.00B (2,705,239)
Call: $4.84B (5,247,283)
Trades: 140,812
Bullish 29.2% 70.8% Bearish

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

SPY expected move

Expected move0.06%
Straddle mid$0.49
Strike$773.00
Upper breakeven$773.49
Lower breakeven$772.51
Underlying$773.01

SPY session prices

Open$766.31
High$774.78
Low$766.31
Close$773.53
Prev close (2026-09-18)$761.69

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 AAPL 7,484,292 @ $338.98 $2.54B 16:00 ET
  • 2 QQQ 1,699,766 @ $741.47 $1.26B 16:00 ET
  • 3 QQQ 1,376,353 @ $721.01 $992.37M 10:33 ET
  • 4 SPY 1,232,378 @ $773.50 $953.24M 16:00 ET
  • 5 SPY 1,170,000 @ $769.83 $900.70M 10:27 ET
  • 6 SPY 1,000,000 @ $772.55 $772.55M 13:13 ET
  • 7 QQQ 750,000 @ $739.47 $554.60M 13:52 ET
  • 8 QQQ 700,000 @ $741.68 $519.18M 15:21 ET
  • 9 SPY 500,000 @ $774.16 $387.08M 15:04 ET
  • 10 SPY 500,000 @ $773.50 $386.75M 15:57 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
114:57SPXCALL$7,000.003,000$2,649.42$794.83MNA
211:50SPXCALL$7,000.002027-12-174,600$1,332.25$612.84MNA
310:22SPXCALL$7,000.002027-09-175,000$1,203.77$601.88MBEARISH
411:50SPXCALL$8,000.002027-12-174,600$647.95$298.06MNA
510:22SPXCALL$8,000.002027-09-175,000$511.24$255.62MBEARISH
610:22SPXPUT$8,000.002027-09-175,000$477.42$238.71MBEARISH
711:50SPXPUT$8,000.002027-12-174,600$509.28$234.27MNA
814:57SPXPUT$8,000.003,000$747.59$224.28MNA
913:30SPXCALL$7,750.002026-12-186,000$253.00$151.80MNA
1009:55SPXCALL$7,000.002027-09-171,000$1,194.45$119.44MNA
1111:50SPXPUT$7,000.002027-12-174,600$253.98$116.83MNA
1210:22SPXPUT$7,000.002027-09-175,000$218.00$109.00MNA
1313:30SPXPUT$7,750.002026-12-186,000$177.70$106.62MBULLISH
1409:55SPXPUT$9,000.002027-09-171,000$1,049.62$104.96MNA
1515:25INTCCALL$70.0015,000$52.25$78.38MNA
1615:03BKNGCALL$150.002026-12-1828,500$26.75$76.24MNA
1714:39SPXPUT$7,500.002027-01-153,850$133.93$51.56MBEARISH
1810:05SHOPCALL$145.002026-12-1843,000$8.85$38.05MNA
1910:45GLDCALL$450.002027-01-1552,339$6.62$34.65MNA
2015:03BKNGCALL$2.402026-10-1631,000$10.40$32.24MNA
2114:39SPXPUT$7,300.002026-12-183,850$78.67$30.29MNA
2210:50GLDCALL$450.002026-12-1853,018$4.70$24.92MNA
2314:39SPXPUT$7,550.002026-11-202,750$86.82$23.88MBEARISH
2410:21METACALL$710.002026-10-167,000$32.55$22.79MBEARISH
2509:55SPXPUT$7,000.002027-09-171,000$219.80$21.98MNA
  • 1 SPX CALL $794.83M
    Time14:57 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry Qty3,000 Price$2,649.42 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX CALL $612.84M
    Time11:50 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-12-17 Qty4,600 Price$1,332.25 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $601.88M
    Time10:22 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty5,000 Price$1,203.77 SentimentBEARISH
  • 4 SPX CALL $298.06M
    Time11:50 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-12-17 Qty4,600 Price$647.95 SentimentNA
  • 5 SPX CALL $255.62M
    Time10:22 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty5,000 Price$511.24 SentimentBEARISH
  • 6 SPX PUT $238.71M
    Time10:22 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty5,000 Price$477.42 SentimentBEARISH
  • 7 SPX PUT $234.27M
    Time11:50 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-12-17 Qty4,600 Price$509.28 SentimentNA
  • 8 SPX PUT $224.28M
    Time14:57 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry Qty3,000 Price$747.59 SentimentNA
  • 9 SPX CALL $151.80M
    Time13:30 ET Strike$7,750.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty6,000 Price$253.00 SentimentNA
  • 10 SPX CALL $119.44M
    Time09:55 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty1,000 Price$1,194.45 SentimentNA
  • 11 SPX PUT $116.83M
    Time11:50 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-12-17 Qty4,600 Price$253.98 SentimentNA
  • 12 SPX PUT $109.00M
    Time10:22 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty5,000 Price$218.00 SentimentNA
  • 13 SPX PUT $106.62M
    Time13:30 ET Strike$7,750.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty6,000 Price$177.70 SentimentBULLISH
  • 14 SPX PUT $104.96M
    Time09:55 ET Strike$9,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty1,000 Price$1,049.62 SentimentNA
  • 15 INTC CALL $78.38M
    Time15:25 ET Strike$70.00 Expiry Qty15,000 Price$52.25 SentimentNA
  • 16 BKNG CALL $76.24M
    Time15:03 ET Strike$150.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty28,500 Price$26.75 SentimentNA
  • 17 SPX PUT $51.56M
    Time14:39 ET Strike$7,500.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,850 Price$133.93 SentimentBEARISH
  • 18 SHOP CALL $38.05M
    Time10:05 ET Strike$145.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty43,000 Price$8.85 SentimentNA
  • 19 GLD CALL $34.65M
    Time10:45 ET Strike$450.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty52,339 Price$6.62 SentimentNA
  • 20 BKNG CALL $32.24M
    Time15:03 ET Strike$2.40 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty31,000 Price$10.40 SentimentNA
  • 21 SPX PUT $30.29M
    Time14:39 ET Strike$7,300.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,850 Price$78.67 SentimentNA
  • 22 GLD CALL $24.92M
    Time10:50 ET Strike$450.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty53,018 Price$4.70 SentimentNA
  • 23 SPX PUT $23.88M
    Time14:39 ET Strike$7,550.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty2,750 Price$86.82 SentimentBEARISH
  • 24 META CALL $22.79M
    Time10:21 ET Strike$710.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty7,000 Price$32.55 SentimentBEARISH
  • 25 SPX PUT $21.98M
    Time09:55 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty1,000 Price$219.80 SentimentNA

Available statements

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