Daily Report

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-10-06

Writing totals

Put: $1.60B (3,895,225)
Call: $3.48B (5,217,570)
Trades: 121,120
Bullish 31.5% 68.5% Bearish

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

SPY expected move

Expected move0.08%
Straddle mid$0.65
Strike$780.00
Upper breakeven$780.65
Lower breakeven$779.35
Underlying$779.60

SPY session prices

Open$778.16
High$781.42
Low$778.12
Close$779.14
Prev close (2026-10-05)$774.83

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 AAPL 5,914,482 @ $333.63 $1.97B 16:00 ET
  • 2 SPY 922,938 @ $779.09 $719.05M 16:00 ET
  • 3 QQQ 687,500 @ $760.60 $522.91M 09:41 ET
  • 4 SPY 650,000 @ $779.20 $506.48M 15:58 ET
  • 5 NVDA 1,648,595 @ $242.10 $399.12M 09:30 ET
  • 6 SPY 500,000 @ $779.96 $389.98M 14:41 ET
  • 7 QQQ 477,750 @ $760.37 $363.27M 14:40 ET
  • 8 QQQ 474,557 @ $759.66 $360.50M 16:00 ET
  • 9 NVDA 1,372,417 @ $239.24 $328.34M 16:00 ET
  • 10 QQQ 340,000 @ $761.32 $258.85M 14:03 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
111:35SPXCALL$7,000.002027-01-153,000$962.83$288.85MNA
211:15SPXCALL$7,000.002027-01-153,000$962.71$288.81MBEARISH
311:15SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-163,000$847.11$254.13MNA
411:35SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-162,500$847.78$211.94MNA
512:22METACALL$560.002029-01-192,920$304.20$88.83MNA
611:15SPXPUT$8,000.002027-01-153,000$258.40$77.52MBEARISH
711:35SPXPUT$8,000.002027-01-153,000$258.17$77.45MNA
812:22METACALL$700.002029-01-192,920$234.92$68.60MNA
910:48SPYPUT$655.002027-03-19100,000$6.13$61.30MNA
1011:15SPXCALL$8,000.002027-01-153,000$182.32$54.70MBEARISH
1111:15SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-163,000$161.28$48.38MBEARISH
1211:35SPXCALL$8,000.002027-01-152,500$182.35$45.59MNA
1315:14SPYCALL$810.002026-12-1855,301$7.93$43.85MNA
1411:35SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-162,500$160.69$40.17MNA
1515:31TSMCALL$500.002026-12-1816,093$22.48$36.18MNA
1615:14SPYCALL$800.002026-12-1828,060$11.64$32.66MNA
1710:30NVDAPUT$240.002027-06-1713,000$25.05$32.56MNA
1809:45NDXCALL$35,500.002027-02-19860$345.80$29.74MNA
1914:29GLDPUT$460.002027-01-153,225$77.60$25.03MNA
2010:29SPXCALL$9,400.002027-12-171,800$133.88$24.10MNA
2115:14SPYCALL$800.002026-11-2033,181$6.85$22.73MNA
2215:31TSMCALL$560.002026-12-1832,186$7.00$22.53MNA
2310:35QQQCALL$785.002027-06-174,000$55.49$22.20MBULLISH
2413:21HYGPUT$79.002027-03-1975,000$2.85$21.38MNA
2515:14SPYCALL$800.002026-12-1816,226$11.63$18.87MNA
  • 1 SPX CALL $288.85M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,000 Price$962.83 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX CALL $288.81M
    Time11:15 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,000 Price$962.71 SentimentBEARISH
  • 3 SPX CALL $254.13M
    Time11:15 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty3,000 Price$847.11 SentimentNA
  • 4 SPX CALL $211.94M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,500 Price$847.78 SentimentNA
  • 5 META CALL $88.83M
    Time12:22 ET Strike$560.00 Expiry2029-01-19 Qty2,920 Price$304.20 SentimentNA
  • 6 SPX PUT $77.52M
    Time11:15 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,000 Price$258.40 SentimentBEARISH
  • 7 SPX PUT $77.45M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,000 Price$258.17 SentimentNA
  • 8 META CALL $68.60M
    Time12:22 ET Strike$700.00 Expiry2029-01-19 Qty2,920 Price$234.92 SentimentNA
  • 9 SPY PUT $61.30M
    Time10:48 ET Strike$655.00 Expiry2027-03-19 Qty100,000 Price$6.13 SentimentNA
  • 10 SPX CALL $54.70M
    Time11:15 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,000 Price$182.32 SentimentBEARISH
  • 11 SPX PUT $48.38M
    Time11:15 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty3,000 Price$161.28 SentimentBEARISH
  • 12 SPX CALL $45.59M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty2,500 Price$182.35 SentimentNA
  • 13 SPY CALL $43.85M
    Time15:14 ET Strike$810.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty55,301 Price$7.93 SentimentNA
  • 14 SPX PUT $40.17M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,500 Price$160.69 SentimentNA
  • 15 TSM CALL $36.18M
    Time15:31 ET Strike$500.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty16,093 Price$22.48 SentimentNA
  • 16 SPY CALL $32.66M
    Time15:14 ET Strike$800.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty28,060 Price$11.64 SentimentNA
  • 17 NVDA PUT $32.56M
    Time10:30 ET Strike$240.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty13,000 Price$25.05 SentimentNA
  • 18 NDX CALL $29.74M
    Time09:45 ET Strike$35,500.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty860 Price$345.80 SentimentNA
  • 19 GLD PUT $25.03M
    Time14:29 ET Strike$460.00 Expiry2027-01-15 Qty3,225 Price$77.60 SentimentNA
  • 20 SPX CALL $24.10M
    Time10:29 ET Strike$9,400.00 Expiry2027-12-17 Qty1,800 Price$133.88 SentimentNA
  • 21 SPY CALL $22.73M
    Time15:14 ET Strike$800.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty33,181 Price$6.85 SentimentNA
  • 22 TSM CALL $22.53M
    Time15:31 ET Strike$560.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty32,186 Price$7.00 SentimentNA
  • 23 QQQ CALL $22.20M
    Time10:35 ET Strike$785.00 Expiry2027-06-17 Qty4,000 Price$55.49 SentimentBULLISH
  • 24 HYG PUT $21.38M
    Time13:21 ET Strike$79.00 Expiry2027-03-19 Qty75,000 Price$2.85 SentimentNA
  • 25 SPY CALL $18.87M
    Time15:14 ET Strike$800.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty16,226 Price$11.63 SentimentNA

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