Daily Report

Monday, October 12, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-10-12

Writing totals

Put: $1.41B (3,330,320)
Call: $2.66B (3,934,422)
Trades: 116,805
Bullish 34.6% 65.4% Bearish

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

SPY expected move

Expected move0.02%
Straddle mid$0.19
Strike$778.00
Upper breakeven$778.19
Lower breakeven$777.81
Underlying$777.97

SPY session prices

Open$778.78
High$779.25
Low$777.21
Close$778.07
Prev close (2026-10-09)$778.57

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 NVDA 8,790,768 @ $226.32 $1.99B 16:00 ET
  • 2 SPY 812,411 @ $778.10 $632.14M 16:00 ET
  • 3 QQQ 330,398 @ $746.04 $246.49M 16:00 ET
  • 4 SPY 300,000 @ $777.65 $233.29M 13:25 ET
  • 5 NVDA 781,916 @ $228.75 $178.86M 09:30 ET
  • 6 AAPL 373,693 @ $337.83 $126.24M 09:30 ET
  • 7 QQQ 168,000 @ $748.55 $125.76M 09:47 ET
  • 8 AAPL 314,000 @ $340.97 $107.06M 16:00 ET
  • 9 SPY 126,575 @ $778.45 $98.53M 13:27 ET
  • 10 SPY 126,575 @ $778.45 $98.53M 14:39 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
113:41SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-182,500$880.05$220.01MNA
213:16SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-182,450$880.62$215.75MNA
313:41SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-162,500$808.61$202.15MNA
413:29SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-162,375$808.20$191.95MNA
513:41SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-181,625$880.05$143.01MNA
613:41SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-161,625$808.61$131.40MNA
711:46SPXCALL$7,000.002026-11-201,000$851.62$85.16MNA
811:46SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-16950$816.11$77.53MNA
913:41SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-182,500$245.50$61.38MNA
1013:16SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-182,450$245.18$60.07MNA
1113:41SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-162,500$191.51$47.88MNA
1213:29SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-162,375$191.95$45.59MNA
1313:41SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-161,625$191.51$31.12MNA
1413:41SPXCALL$8,000.002026-12-182,500$100.00$25.00MNA
1511:46SPXPUT$8,000.002026-11-201,000$211.20$21.12MNA
1616:11QQQCALL$760.002026-11-2015,000$12.30$18.45MNA
1711:46SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-16950$184.09$17.49MNA
1814:18METACALL$680.002026-12-181,800$94.55$17.02MNA
1912:46SPXCALL$7,875.002026-12-181,000$163.67$16.37MBULLISH
2013:41SPXCALL$8,000.002026-12-181,625$100.00$16.25MNA
2111:07QQQPUT$751.002026-10-3011,431$13.13$15.01MBEARISH
2214:18METACALL$815.002026-12-185,400$27.70$14.96MNA
2313:18SMHPUT$600.002028-01-211,750$83.05$14.53MBULLISH
2414:18METACALL$705.002026-12-181,800$77.75$13.99MNA
2515:33BECALL$290.002027-04-162,775$44.95$12.47MBEARISH
  • 1 SPX CALL $220.01M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,500 Price$880.05 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX CALL $215.75M
    Time13:16 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,450 Price$880.62 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $202.15M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,500 Price$808.61 SentimentNA
  • 4 SPX CALL $191.95M
    Time13:29 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,375 Price$808.20 SentimentNA
  • 5 SPX CALL $143.01M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,625 Price$880.05 SentimentNA
  • 6 SPX CALL $131.40M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty1,625 Price$808.61 SentimentNA
  • 7 SPX CALL $85.16M
    Time11:46 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty1,000 Price$851.62 SentimentNA
  • 8 SPX CALL $77.53M
    Time11:46 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty950 Price$816.11 SentimentNA
  • 9 SPX PUT $61.38M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,500 Price$245.50 SentimentNA
  • 10 SPX PUT $60.07M
    Time13:16 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,450 Price$245.18 SentimentNA
  • 11 SPX PUT $47.88M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,500 Price$191.51 SentimentNA
  • 12 SPX PUT $45.59M
    Time13:29 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty2,375 Price$191.95 SentimentNA
  • 13 SPX PUT $31.12M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty1,625 Price$191.51 SentimentNA
  • 14 SPX CALL $25.00M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,500 Price$100.00 SentimentNA
  • 15 SPX PUT $21.12M
    Time11:46 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty1,000 Price$211.20 SentimentNA
  • 16 QQQ CALL $18.45M
    Time16:11 ET Strike$760.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty15,000 Price$12.30 SentimentNA
  • 17 SPX PUT $17.49M
    Time11:46 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty950 Price$184.09 SentimentNA
  • 18 META CALL $17.02M
    Time14:18 ET Strike$680.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,800 Price$94.55 SentimentNA
  • 19 SPX CALL $16.37M
    Time12:46 ET Strike$7,875.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,000 Price$163.67 SentimentBULLISH
  • 20 SPX CALL $16.25M
    Time13:41 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,625 Price$100.00 SentimentNA
  • 21 QQQ PUT $15.01M
    Time11:07 ET Strike$751.00 Expiry2026-10-30 Qty11,431 Price$13.13 SentimentBEARISH
  • 22 META CALL $14.96M
    Time14:18 ET Strike$815.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty5,400 Price$27.70 SentimentNA
  • 23 SMH PUT $14.53M
    Time13:18 ET Strike$600.00 Expiry2028-01-21 Qty1,750 Price$83.05 SentimentBULLISH
  • 24 META CALL $13.99M
    Time14:18 ET Strike$705.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,800 Price$77.75 SentimentNA
  • 25 BE CALL $12.47M
    Time15:33 ET Strike$290.00 Expiry2027-04-16 Qty2,775 Price$44.95 SentimentBEARISH

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