Options flow recap: August 24, 2026
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On August 24, 2026, 132,883 options prints traded $12.7B in premium: 61% in calls, 39% in puts. 27% of the premium was in contracts expiring the same day. The largest single print was JNJ 230 call for $57.2M.
$12.7B
Premium
61% / 39%
Calls / puts
27%
Same-day expiry
132,883
Prints
Largest options trades on August 24, 2026
| Time | Ticker | Contract | Size | Premium | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:47 | JNJ | 230C Sep 18 | 13,378 | $57.2M | — |
| 09:43 | TSLA | 350C Aug 24 | 27,973 | $37.3M | — |
| 15:20 | TSLA | 355P Aug 24 | 1,629 | $36.7M | — |
| 15:20 | TSLA | 352.5P Aug 24 | 5,985 | $32.9M | — |
| 15:08 | TSLA | 355P Aug 24 | 2,777 | $30.0M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 210C Aug 28 | 52,381 | $29.7M | — |
| 15:59 | TSLA | 355P Aug 24 | 326 | $25.9M | — |
| 15:58 | TSLA | 352.5P Aug 24 | 1,238 | $24.1M | — |
| 09:43 | TSLA | 355C Aug 24 | 25,143 | $23.9M | — |
| 15:20 | TSLA | 350P Aug 24 | 26,198 | $22.9M | — |
| 09:43 | TSLA | 360C Aug 24 | 39,551 | $22.0M | — |
| 09:42 | TSLA | 350C Aug 28 | 12,784 | $21.0M | — |
| 15:08 | TSLA | 352.5P Aug 24 | 9,382 | $20.5M | — |
| 11:46 | QQQ | 705C Aug 24 | 13,737 | $19.4M | — |
| 14:42 | SNDK | 1500C Aug 28 | 1,130 | $19.2M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 360P Aug 26 | 15,926 | $19.2M | — |
| 10:57 | QQQ | 705C Aug 24 | 44,058 | $18.3M | — |
| 15:46 | JNJ | 220C Sep 18 | 3,249 | $17.1M | — |
| 09:42 | TSLA | 365C Aug 28 | 23,105 | $17.1M | — |
| 11:46 | QQQ | 706C Aug 24 | 18,322 | $17.0M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 355P Aug 26 | 19,880 | $16.3M | — |
| 14:18 | QQQ | 706C Aug 24 | 4,639 | $16.1M | — |
| 15:47 | JNJ | 240C Sep 18 | 4,740 | $15.6M | — |
| 14:18 | QQQ | 705C Aug 24 | 1,115 | $15.5M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 215C Aug 28 | 40,692 | $15.5M | — |
Most options premium by ticker
| Ticker | Premium | Calls | Puts | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | $2.1B | 50% | 50% | 8,564 |
| QQQ | $1.4B | 63% | 37% | 9,923 |
| NVDA | $1.1B | 57% | 43% | 8,302 |
| SPY | $1.0B | 52% | 48% | 10,262 |
| SNDK | $823M | 63% | 37% | 3,974 |
| MU | $713M | 65% | 35% | 4,578 |
| AMZN | $703M | 67% | 33% | 4,337 |
| AAPL | $354M | 73% | 27% | 3,765 |
| MSTR | $239M | 80% | 20% | 1,140 |
| MSFT | $221M | 75% | 25% | 3,997 |
| META | $209M | 83% | 17% | 3,289 |
| AMD | $188M | 53% | 47% | 2,701 |
| MRVL | $153M | 70% | 30% | 3,591 |
| HOOD | $151M | 84% | 16% | 591 |
| COIN | $141M | 63% | 37% | 597 |
| MRNA | $137M | 64% | 36% | 1,445 |
| SPCX | $137M | 59% | 41% | 2,096 |
| IBIT | $125M | 80% | 20% | 738 |
| JNJ | $123M | 98% | 2% | 146 |
| SOXL | $123M | 58% | 42% | 4,346 |
| WMT | $109M | 67% | 33% | 1,345 |
| PLTR | $106M | 69% | 31% | 4,375 |
| GDX | $104M | 80% | 20% | 542 |
| BE | $100M | 71% | 29% | 4,014 |
| LITE | $92.2M | 48% | 52% | 1,093 |
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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