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Options flow today: unusual options activity and the biggest trades

Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Nov 3

On Nov 2, 53% of the $2.21B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 49% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 1.04.

QQQ led on Nov 2 with $682.9M, ahead of SPY ($539.9M) and AAPL ($137.7M).

On Nov 2 the most call-heavy was TSLA (72% calls) and the most put-heavy CRWV (87% puts).

Bought / sold53% / 47%
Calls / puts49% / 51%Put/call premium ratio 1.04
Total premium$2.21B3,751 large prints

All 20 tickers

TickerBoughtCalls / putsPremiumP/CPrints
QQQ
55%
64%
$682.9M
0.56892
SPY
51%
32%
$539.9M
2.13857
AAPL
45%
60%
$137.7M
0.66230
MU
61%
48%
$113.7M
1.07192
TSLA
47%
72%
$110.9M
0.39285
NVDA
48%
40%
$88.5M
1.53202
INTC
51%
23%
$88.2M
3.34142
AMD
68%
48%
$78.1M
1.06107
AMZN
63%
59%
$48.1M
0.70117
SMH
46%
30%
$46.7M
2.3783
PLTR
45%
32%
$38.3M
2.1789
ORCL
73%
33%
$32.8M
2.0271
SPCX
51%
58%
$32.0M
0.7165
GOOGL
59%
47%
$31.4M
1.1176
IWM
57%
34%
$30.7M
1.9292
CRWV
35%
13%
$30.4M
6.9656
META
50%
69%
$29.1M
0.4546
AVGO
29%
59%
$26.3M
0.7042
SOXL
49%
68%
$14.9M
0.4778
NBIS
73%
28%
$13.8M
2.6229

BoughtSoldCallsPuts

Largest trades by premium

On Nov 2, SPY's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $174.3M (32% of its session), $85.9M of it bought.

  1. SPY$174.3M
  2. QQQ$57.7M
  3. AMD$39.9M
  4. AAPL$24.1M
  5. INTC$22.0M
  6. TSLA$22.0M
  7. NVDA$19.9M
  8. SMH$18.5M

BoughtSoldNo side

Sector rotation at the Nov 2 close

The close

At the Nov 2 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 752.10 (−0.48%), the Dow (DIA) at 519.34 (+0.43%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 681.09 (−1.36%).

DOW (DIA)519.34+0.43%
S&P 500 (SPY)752.10−0.48%
NASDAQ (QQQ)681.09−1.36%

Where money rotated

On Nov 2, 9 of 12 sectors rose and 10 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Technology and Communication Services for Materials and Retail.

1DOut ofEnergyTechnologyIntoCons. Disc.Retail
1WOut ofTechnologyComm. SvcsIntoMaterialsRetail
Sectors up9/12
Beat S&P10/12

LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging

Quadrant crossings

IndustrialsImprovingLeading

Industrials moved from Improving to Leading on Nov 2: above-average strength against the S&P 500, with momentum rising.

Sub-sectors against the S&P 500, 1W

In the week to Nov 2, Cruise (Consumer Discretionary) led the S&P 500 by 16.2 points, while Cybersecurity (Technology) trailed it by 8.2 points.

  1. Cruise+16.2
  2. Aggregates+12.3
  3. Coatings+11.8
  4. Cybersecurity−8.2
  5. Refining−6.8
  6. Networking−6.1

Breadth: names above their 50-day average

At the Nov 2 close, Utilities had the most names above their 50-day average (87%) and Communication Services the fewest (33%).

  1. Utilities87%
  2. Health Care87%
  3. Cons. Staples86%
  4. Materials79%
  5. Financials72%
  6. Cons. Disc.72%
  7. Industrials68%
  8. Real Estate68%
  9. Energy65%
  10. Technology42%
  11. Comm. Svcs33%

Risk appetite

As of the Nov 2 close the gauges read mixed and broad: the VIX term is relaxed; credit shows strain; the average stock leads the S&P 500.

  1. Credit−1.2 stressed
  2. VIX term0.92 calm
  3. Cyclicals−5.1 risk-off
  4. Small caps+1.4 even
  5. Equal weight+7.1 broad

20 sessions; VIX term at its close. It describes the market, not a forecast.

Standout, 20 sessions

Over the 20 sessions to Nov 2, Home Improv in Consumer Discretionary was the strongest S&P 500 group (+21.3% median, +24.3 points against the S&P 500), and POOL its strongest name above its 50-day average (+34.8%).

Leading sectorCons. StaplesLeading
#1 sub-sectorHome Improv+21.3%
Standout namePOOL+34.8%

It shows where money has been going, not a forecast.

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Totals cover the large and unusual option prints the MomoEdge feed records in a session, not every trade. Bought means more of a print's premium traded at the ask than at the bid; sold, the reverse. Pages update at 8:00 AM ET on the morning after each trading session. Educational content, not financial advice. Market data from licensed third-party providers.