Options flow recap: August 17, 2026
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On August 17, 2026, 50,765 options prints traded $13.2B in premium: 61% in calls, 39% in puts. 26% of the premium was in contracts expiring the same day. The largest single print was XOM 120 call for $159M.
$13.2B
Premium
61% / 39%
Calls / puts
26%
Same-day expiry
50,765
Prints
Largest options trades on August 17, 2026
| Time | Ticker | Contract | Size | Premium | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:42 | XOM | 120C Sep 18 | 39,602 | $159M | — |
| 09:42 | XOM | 130C Sep 18 | 51,893 | $154M | — |
| 13:41 | SPY | 775P Aug 17 | 42,053 | $58.3M | — |
| 09:43 | SNDK | 1600C Aug 21 | 5,185 | $50.2M | — |
| 09:42 | XOM | 145C Aug 21 | 33,608 | $49.8M | — |
| 09:42 | XOM | 125C Sep 18 | 13,216 | $46.3M | — |
| 09:33 | XOM | 150C Aug 21 | 45,698 | $45.9M | — |
| 09:42 | XOM | 135C Aug 21 | 13,233 | $33.0M | — |
| 09:41 | XOM | 125C Aug 21 | 9,289 | $32.6M | — |
| 09:42 | XOM | 140C Aug 21 | 15,903 | $31.7M | — |
| 13:41 | SPY | 774P Aug 17 | 77,184 | $28.0M | — |
| 09:41 | TSLA | 340C Aug 17 | 61,538 | $27.7M | — |
| 14:51 | SPY | 775P Aug 17 | 4,793 | $27.4M | — |
| 13:41 | SPY | 776P Aug 17 | 7,074 | $26.8M | — |
| 14:51 | META | 650P Aug 21 | 3,243 | $26.7M | — |
| 09:43 | SNDK | 1600C Sep 18 | 1,389 | $26.5M | — |
| 16:00 | META | 650P Aug 21 | 3,256 | $26.4M | — |
| 15:51 | SPY | 775P Aug 17 | 2,893 | $24.2M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 340P Aug 17 | 2,046 | $23.9M | — |
| 13:41 | QQQ | 732P Aug 17 | 13,395 | $23.8M | — |
| 09:43 | SNDK | 1700C Aug 21 | 4,349 | $22.2M | — |
| 09:43 | SNDK | 1650C Aug 21 | 3,081 | $21.7M | — |
| 16:00 | MSFT | 415C Aug 28 | 3,273 | $21.5M | — |
| 10:07 | SNDK | 1520C Oct 16 | 552 | $21.4M | — |
| 09:43 | SNDK | 1500C Aug 21 | 1,294 | $21.1M | — |
Most options premium by ticker
| Ticker | Premium | Calls | Puts | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | $1.3B | 20% | 80% | 998 |
| SNDK | $1.3B | 78% | 22% | 761 |
| QQQ | $1.1B | 30% | 70% | 895 |
| MU | $1.0B | 74% | 26% | 887 |
| TSLA | $855M | 56% | 44% | 956 |
| NVDA | $809M | 72% | 28% | 975 |
| XOM | $625M | 100% | 0% | 721 |
| AMZN | $566M | 73% | 27% | 1,042 |
| META | $409M | 17% | 83% | 942 |
| NBIS | $405M | 62% | 38% | 835 |
| SPCX | $357M | 75% | 25% | 649 |
| MSFT | $338M | 52% | 48% | 949 |
| AMD | $322M | 81% | 19% | 781 |
| AAPL | $267M | 53% | 47% | 953 |
| MRVL | $209M | 84% | 16% | 1,019 |
| LITE | $156M | 52% | 48% | 514 |
| PLTR | $154M | 62% | 38% | 1,060 |
| SKHY | $123M | 98% | 2% | 691 |
| GOOG | $122M | 59% | 41% | 729 |
| BE | $120M | 79% | 21% | 781 |
| AMAT | $119M | 59% | 41% | 825 |
| INTC | $118M | 79% | 21% | 783 |
| WDC | $108M | 64% | 36% | 595 |
| DELL | $107M | 77% | 23% | 621 |
| GOOGL | $105M | 44% | 56% | 815 |
A large print is a trade, not a verdict: the buyer may be hedging stock, closing a position or one leg of a spread. Read flow alongside where dealers are positioned, which each ticker's page shows from the closing book.
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