Daily Report

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-09-23

Writing totals

Put: $3.57B (3,988,542)
Call: $6.46B (4,821,620)
Trades: 120,379
Bullish 35.6% 64.4% Bearish

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

SPY expected move

Expected move0.08%
Straddle mid$0.59
Strike$768.00
Upper breakeven$768.59
Lower breakeven$767.41
Underlying$767.72

SPY session prices

Open$772.78
High$772.78
Low$766.74
Close$767.75
Prev close (2026-09-22)$773.38

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 AAPL 6,243,721 @ $337.02 $2.10B 16:00 ET
  • 2 SPY 1,255,541 @ $767.81 $964.02M 16:00 ET
  • 3 SPY 1,000,000 @ $767.75 $767.75M 13:23 ET
  • 4 QQQ 885,878 @ $741.21 $656.62M 16:00 ET
  • 5 SPY 722,500 @ $771.26 $557.24M 09:58 ET
  • 6 QQQ 700,000 @ $740.55 $518.38M 14:07 ET
  • 7 QQQ 493,000 @ $740.70 $365.16M 13:53 ET
  • 8 NVDA 1,590,934 @ $225.51 $358.77M 16:00 ET
  • 9 IWM 975,961 @ $281.92 $275.14M 16:00 ET
  • 10 QQQ 350,000 @ $740.76 $259.27M 15:58 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
115:03SPXCALL$4,000.002026-12-185,000$3,738.45$1.87BNA
215:03SPXPUT$0.002026-12-185,000$2,200.00$1.10BNA
312:26SPXCALL$7,000.002027-06-175,000$1,081.18$540.59MNA
413:54SPXCALL$7,000.002027-06-173,200$1,081.50$346.08MNA
512:49SPXCALL$7,000.002027-06-173,000$1,080.35$324.11MBULLISH
613:03SPXCALL$7,000.002027-06-173,000$1,070.58$321.17MNA
712:49SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-183,000$821.79$246.54MBULLISH
812:26SPXPUT$8,000.002027-06-175,000$426.09$213.04MNA
914:49SPXCALL$8,000.002027-09-173,847$505.79$194.58MBEARISH
1012:26SPXCALL$8,000.002027-06-175,000$374.88$187.44MNA
1112:34SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-182,000$822.64$164.53MNA
1211:13SPXCALL$7,000.002027-01-151,550$880.00$136.40MNA
1313:54SPXPUT$8,000.002027-06-173,200$425.95$136.30MBEARISH
1413:03SPXPUT$8,000.002027-06-173,000$432.69$129.81MNA
1512:49SPXPUT$8,000.002027-06-173,000$426.20$127.86MBULLISH
1611:13SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-161,550$749.95$116.24MNA
1713:54SPXCALL$8,000.002027-06-173,000$374.60$112.38MBEARISH
1812:49SPXCALL$8,000.002027-06-173,000$374.00$112.20MBULLISH
1913:03SPXCALL$8,000.002027-06-173,000$367.71$110.31MNA
2012:49SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-183,000$317.00$95.10MBULLISH
2112:26SPXPUT$7,000.002027-06-175,000$167.84$83.92MNA
2214:49SPXPUT$7,000.002027-09-173,847$216.85$83.42MNA
2312:34SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-182,000$316.22$63.24MNA
2413:03SPXPUT$7,000.002027-06-173,000$171.01$51.30MNA
2513:54SPXPUT$7,000.002027-06-173,000$168.30$50.49MNA
  • 1 SPX CALL $1.87B
    Time15:03 ET Strike$4,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty5,000 Price$3,738.45 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX PUT $1.10B
    Time15:03 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty5,000 Price$2,200.00 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $540.59M
    Time12:26 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty5,000 Price$1,081.18 SentimentNA
  • 4 SPX CALL $346.08M
    Time13:54 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,200 Price$1,081.50 SentimentNA
  • 5 SPX CALL $324.11M
    Time12:49 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$1,080.35 SentimentBULLISH
  • 6 SPX CALL $321.17M
    Time13:03 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$1,070.58 SentimentNA
  • 7 SPX CALL $246.54M
    Time12:49 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,000 Price$821.79 SentimentBULLISH
  • 8 SPX PUT $213.04M
    Time12:26 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty5,000 Price$426.09 SentimentNA
  • 9 SPX CALL $194.58M
    Time14:49 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty3,847 Price$505.79 SentimentBEARISH
  • 10 SPX CALL $187.44M
    Time12:26 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty5,000 Price$374.88 SentimentNA
  • 11 SPX CALL $164.53M
    Time12:34 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,000 Price$822.64 SentimentNA
  • 12 SPX CALL $136.40M
    Time11:13 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty1,550 Price$880.00 SentimentNA
  • 13 SPX PUT $136.30M
    Time13:54 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,200 Price$425.95 SentimentBEARISH
  • 14 SPX PUT $129.81M
    Time13:03 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$432.69 SentimentNA
  • 15 SPX PUT $127.86M
    Time12:49 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$426.20 SentimentBULLISH
  • 16 SPX CALL $116.24M
    Time11:13 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty1,550 Price$749.95 SentimentNA
  • 17 SPX CALL $112.38M
    Time13:54 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$374.60 SentimentBEARISH
  • 18 SPX CALL $112.20M
    Time12:49 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$374.00 SentimentBULLISH
  • 19 SPX CALL $110.31M
    Time13:03 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$367.71 SentimentNA
  • 20 SPX PUT $95.10M
    Time12:49 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,000 Price$317.00 SentimentBULLISH
  • 21 SPX PUT $83.92M
    Time12:26 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty5,000 Price$167.84 SentimentNA
  • 22 SPX PUT $83.42M
    Time14:49 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty3,847 Price$216.85 SentimentNA
  • 23 SPX PUT $63.24M
    Time12:34 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,000 Price$316.22 SentimentNA
  • 24 SPX PUT $51.30M
    Time13:03 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$171.01 SentimentNA
  • 25 SPX PUT $50.49M
    Time13:54 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty3,000 Price$168.30 SentimentNA

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