Options flow recap: August 19, 2026
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On August 19, 2026, 102,667 options prints traded $14.5B in premium: 62% in calls, 38% in puts. 27% of the premium was in contracts expiring the same day. The largest single print was MSFT 400 call for $222M.
$14.5B
Premium
62% / 38%
Calls / puts
27%
Same-day expiry
102,667
Prints
Largest options trades on August 19, 2026
| Time | Ticker | Contract | Size | Premium | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:04 | MSFT | 400C Aug 21 | 26,400 | $222M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 450C Aug 21 | 48,012 | $162M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 410C Aug 21 | 16,800 | $125M | — |
| 10:24 | CRM | 175C Sep 18 | 37,268 | $108M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 420C Aug 21 | 16,801 | $108M | — |
| 15:03 | MSFT | 390C Aug 21 | 10,560 | $99.1M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 430C Aug 21 | 17,280 | $93.1M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 395C Aug 21 | 9,600 | $85.3M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 385C Aug 21 | 8,160 | $80.8M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 440C Aug 21 | 17,280 | $75.2M | — |
| 15:03 | MSFT | 380C Aug 21 | 7,200 | $74.8M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 370C Aug 21 | 5,761 | $65.7M | — |
| 09:36 | CVX | 175C Sep 18 | 20,285 | $64.0M | — |
| 09:32 | KLAC | 224P Nov 20 | 13,503 | $59.0M | — |
| 09:36 | CVX | 175C Aug 21 | 19,052 | $58.4M | — |
| 15:04 | MSFT | 405C Aug 21 | 6,720 | $52.9M | — |
| 16:00 | SPY | 770P Aug 19 | 23,800 | $48.7M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 347.5C Aug 19 | 2,411 | $43.2M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 345C Aug 19 | 606 | $41.9M | — |
| 16:00 | SPY | 771P Aug 19 | 5,523 | $37.2M | — |
| 09:36 | CVX | 170C Aug 21 | 10,084 | $36.3M | — |
| 09:49 | TSLA | 400P Aug 21 | 5,645 | $35.6M | — |
| 09:43 | META | 650P Aug 21 | 3,284 | $35.0M | — |
| 09:37 | CVX | 155C Sep 18 | 6,726 | $34.4M | — |
| 09:36 | CVX | 180C Sep 18 | 13,211 | $34.2M | — |
Most options premium by ticker
| Ticker | Premium | Calls | Puts | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSFT | $1.8B | 97% | 3% | 3,018 |
| TSLA | $1.5B | 73% | 27% | 4,959 |
| SPY | $1.4B | 37% | 63% | 5,586 |
| QQQ | $1.4B | 46% | 54% | 4,853 |
| MU | $711M | 52% | 48% | 4,385 |
| SNDK | $635M | 48% | 52% | 2,881 |
| META | $532M | 24% | 76% | 3,469 |
| CVX | $532M | 99% | 1% | 235 |
| AAPL | $461M | 82% | 18% | 3,522 |
| NVDA | $434M | 54% | 46% | 5,117 |
| AMZN | $424M | 82% | 18% | 3,834 |
| SPCX | $292M | 64% | 36% | 2,918 |
| NBIS | $255M | 46% | 54% | 1,725 |
| AMD | $221M | 51% | 49% | 1,350 |
| MSTR | $189M | 77% | 23% | 1,171 |
| MRVL | $175M | 81% | 19% | 3,721 |
| CRM | $166M | 91% | 9% | 335 |
| COIN | $144M | 80% | 20% | 2,972 |
| DELL | $129M | 60% | 40% | 1,754 |
| LLY | $123M | 85% | 15% | 959 |
| LITE | $113M | 40% | 60% | 923 |
| GLD | $112M | 94% | 6% | 2,519 |
| AVGO | $109M | 32% | 68% | 2,295 |
| KLAC | $96.7M | 2% | 98% | 113 |
| GOOGL | $95.6M | 64% | 36% | 483 |
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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