Options flow recap: August 27, 2026
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On August 27, 2026, 116,882 options prints traded $16.6B in premium: 72% in calls, 28% in puts. 13% of the premium was in contracts expiring the same day. The largest single print was NVDA 225 call for $114M.
$16.6B
Premium
72% / 28%
Calls / puts
13%
Same-day expiry
116,882
Prints
Largest options trades on August 27, 2026
| Time | Ticker | Contract | Size | Premium | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | NVDA | 225C Aug 28 | 297,657 | $114M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 220C Aug 28 | 126,703 | $103M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 230C Aug 28 | 684,401 | $83.5M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 227.5C Aug 28 | 265,702 | $60.3M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 225C Sep 4 | 90,554 | $58.4M | — |
| 10:05 | NVDA | 210C Aug 28 | 0 | $55.3M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 222.5C Aug 28 | 94,167 | $53.9M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 215C Aug 28 | 42,746 | $52.7M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 210C Sep 18 | 25,315 | $49.9M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 350C Aug 28 | 75,659 | $46.0M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 210C Aug 28 | 25,537 | $44.4M | — |
| 09:36 | WMT | 125P Sep 4 | 20,984 | $43.1M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 352.5C Aug 28 | 93,259 | $41.3M | — |
| 09:31 | NVDA | 210C Aug 28 | 61,619 | $38.4M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 230C Sep 18 | 56,326 | $37.7M | — |
| 16:11 | QQQ | 719C Aug 27 | 8,055 | $36.5M | — |
| 16:00 | TSLA | 355C Aug 28 | 119,389 | $36.4M | — |
| 16:11 | QQQ | 718C Aug 27 | 2,975 | $34.8M | — |
| 10:05 | NVDA | 220C Aug 28 | 0 | $32.9M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 235C Sep 4 | 138,847 | $31.3M | — |
| 10:04 | NVDA | 212.5C Aug 28 | 0 | $31.3M | — |
| 09:31 | NVDA | 210P Aug 28 | 50,145 | $31.2M | — |
| 16:00 | NVDA | 225C Sep 18 | 33,242 | $30.4M | — |
| 10:04 | NVDA | 215C Aug 28 | 0 | $29.8M | — |
| 16:11 | SPY | 770C Aug 27 | 12,716 | $29.1M | — |
Most options premium by ticker
| Ticker | Premium | Calls | Puts | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | $4.3B | 84% | 16% | 7,108 |
| SPY | $1.9B | 67% | 33% | 10,315 |
| TSLA | $1.5B | 72% | 28% | 7,030 |
| QQQ | $1.4B | 65% | 35% | 9,083 |
| MU | $838M | 65% | 35% | 5,111 |
| AMZN | $600M | 55% | 45% | 3,898 |
| SNDK | $506M | 41% | 59% | 3,923 |
| MSFT | $494M | 86% | 14% | 4,930 |
| MRVL | $464M | 67% | 33% | 5,614 |
| AAPL | $432M | 81% | 19% | 3,648 |
| MSTR | $340M | 86% | 14% | 2,712 |
| CRM | $320M | 85% | 15% | 1,557 |
| LITE | $240M | 64% | 36% | 1,283 |
| PLTR | $209M | 83% | 17% | 4,919 |
| CRWD | $203M | 91% | 9% | 1,770 |
| META | $197M | 64% | 36% | 5,260 |
| AMD | $186M | 58% | 42% | 4,114 |
| AVGO | $182M | 60% | 40% | 1,933 |
| TSM | $159M | 91% | 9% | 792 |
| SPCX | $120M | 70% | 30% | 2,190 |
| WMT | $100M | 11% | 89% | 387 |
| COIN | $91.2M | 77% | 23% | 754 |
| LLY | $76.1M | 36% | 64% | 750 |
| IWM | $72.5M | 66% | 34% | 2,574 |
| ORCL | $71.9M | 73% | 27% | 632 |
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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