Options flow recap: September 18, 2026
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On September 18, 2026, 89,477 options prints traded $20.7B in premium: 67% in calls, 33% in puts. 52% of the premium was in contracts expiring the same day. The largest single print was AMGN 460 put for $210M.
$20.7B
Premium
67% / 33%
Calls / puts
52%
Same-day expiry
89,477
Prints
Largest options trades on September 18, 2026
| Time | Ticker | Contract | Size | Premium | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:49 | AMGN | 460P Oct 16 | 26,060 | $210M | — |
| 09:30 | IWM | 315P Sep 18 | 48,145 | $143M | — |
| 09:30 | SPY | 730C Sep 18 | 35,279 | $115M | — |
| 09:39 | BABA | 135P Sep 18 | 42,502 | $113M | — |
| 13:06 | SNDK | 1600C Sep 18 | 795 | $109M | — |
| 09:49 | AMGN | 440P Sep 18 | 16,230 | $98.6M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 600C Sep 18 | 6,026 | $97.9M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 720C Sep 18 | 21,252 | $90.4M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 715C Sep 18 | 16,137 | $76.7M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 725C Sep 18 | 20,267 | $76.1M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 675C Sep 18 | 8,416 | $73.7M | — |
| 13:06 | SNDK | 1650C Sep 18 | 782 | $72.5M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 700C Sep 18 | 11,332 | $70.9M | — |
| 09:30 | IWM | 310P Sep 18 | 27,826 | $68.9M | — |
| 14:04 | SNDK | 1700C Sep 18 | 8,079 | $68.0M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 695C Sep 18 | 10,011 | $67.6M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 750C Sep 18 | 52,368 | $64.1M | — |
| 12:59 | SNDK | 1700C Sep 18 | 7,543 | $57.5M | — |
| 15:06 | SPY | 760C Sep 18 | 45,604 | $57.4M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 705C Sep 18 | 10,038 | $57.4M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 665C Sep 18 | 5,540 | $54.0M | — |
| 09:33 | MU | 1000C Oct 2 | 12,347 | $53.2M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 690C Sep 18 | 7,245 | $52.5M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 660C Sep 18 | 4,876 | $50.0M | — |
| 09:31 | SPY | 735C Sep 18 | 17,626 | $48.5M | — |
Most options premium by ticker
| Ticker | Premium | Calls | Puts | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | $3.1B | 84% | 16% | 5,014 |
| SNDK | $2.1B | 86% | 14% | 2,509 |
| MU | $1.7B | 78% | 22% | 3,378 |
| TSLA | $1.3B | 52% | 48% | 2,790 |
| QQQ | $1.2B | 67% | 33% | 3,484 |
| MSTR | $1.2B | 92% | 8% | 3,586 |
| NVDA | $805M | 80% | 20% | 1,578 |
| AMZN | $749M | 59% | 41% | 1,700 |
| META | $625M | 67% | 33% | 2,486 |
| AAPL | $455M | 78% | 22% | 1,637 |
| IWM | $376M | 6% | 94% | 1,531 |
| AMGN | $365M | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| INTC | $288M | 72% | 28% | 1,363 |
| SPCX | $259M | 58% | 42% | 1,268 |
| GOOGL | $253M | 62% | 38% | 1,178 |
| BABA | $242M | 16% | 84% | 651 |
| AMD | $215M | 71% | 29% | 2,083 |
| HOOD | $197M | 89% | 11% | 1,516 |
| NBIS | $194M | 71% | 29% | 1,393 |
| COIN | $192M | 88% | 12% | 1,104 |
| PLTR | $179M | 80% | 20% | 1,198 |
| MSFT | $171M | 72% | 28% | 1,949 |
| CRWV | $162M | 49% | 51% | 943 |
| AVGO | $158M | 69% | 31% | 1,162 |
| GLD | $156M | 26% | 74% | 921 |
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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