CBOE options flow

From the October 21, 2026 session tape · published after the close

CBOE options traded $605K in premium across 23 prints on October 21, 2026: 86% in calls and 14% in puts, with 0% in contracts expiring that day. That was 82% of its average session over the prior 8.

$605K
Premium
86% / 14%
Calls / puts
0%
Same-day expiry
82%
vs average
8 sessions

CBOE largest options trades, October 21, 2026

TimeContractSizePricePremium
10:52310C Nov 2060$18.80$113K
10:39300C Jan 1515$32.64$49K
10:25300C Jan 1515$31.75$48K
14:02280P Jan 1564$7.30$47K
11:56272.5C Oct 2310$45.54$46K
11:33280C Dec 1810$44.06$44K
11:56275C Oct 2310$43.05$43K
14:15330C Nov 2050$8.25$41K
11:33300C Jan 1510$33.14$33K
14:55330P Dec 1813$25.00$33K
10:39305C Oct 3016$16.97$27K
11:46320C Oct 3029$8.30$24K
11:33330C Nov 2016$9.70$16K
11:47310C Nov 206$19.40$12K
13:20320C Oct 3011$7.80$9K

The largest single CBOE print was a 310 call expiring Nov 20 for $113K at 10:52 ET.

The busiest strikes by premium were 300 calls ($130K), 310 calls ($128K), 330 calls ($57K), 280 puts ($47K).

Last 9 sessions of CBOE premium, calls vs puts: Oct 15 $576K (58% calls) · Oct 16 $833K (82% calls) · Oct 19 $225K (59% calls) · Oct 20 $1.4M (84% calls) · Oct 21 $605K (86% calls).

A large print is a trade, not a verdict: it can be a hedge, a close, or one leg of a spread. Read it next to where dealers are positioned, on the other CBOE pages.

These are the October 20, 2026 closing numbers. Members see CBOE's map move live all session.

Common questions

What was CBOE's unusual options activity on October 21, 2026?

$605K in premium across 23 prints, 86% calls. The largest print was a 310 call for $113K.

Is CBOE options flow bullish or bearish?

86% of premium was in calls. Premium alone does not show direction: buyers and sellers, hedges and spreads all print the same way.

Is this CBOE options flow live?

No. This page shows the last completed session, published after the close. Members see the flow as it prints.

Compare: options flow on other tickers

Measured from the closing options book and rebuilt after every close. Nothing on this page is live. Levels are where dealer hedging is concentrated, not targets or forecasts. Not investment advice.