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Options flow recap, Oct 5, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades

Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Oct 6

On Oct 5, 54% of the $1.13B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 60% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 0.68.

AMD led on Oct 5 with $254.4M, ahead of QQQ ($112.7M) and MU ($112.3M).

On Oct 5 the most call-heavy was PLTR (83% calls) and the most put-heavy IWM (87% puts).

Bought / sold54% / 46%
Calls / puts60% / 40%Put/call premium ratio 0.68
Total premium$1.13B1,879 large prints

All 20 tickers

TickerBoughtCalls / putsPremiumP/CPrints
AMD
76%
75%
$254.4M
0.33137
QQQ
51%
49%
$112.7M
1.05237
MU
41%
54%
$112.3M
0.84166
META
58%
38%
$99.7M
1.62107
SPY
53%
59%
$85.2M
0.69232
NVDA
41%
41%
$78.5M
1.41175
TSLA
58%
62%
$72.5M
0.61197
SPCX
61%
79%
$68.1M
0.26215
PLTR
8%
83%
$52.0M
0.2037
INTC
43%
55%
$45.2M
0.8373
IWM
64%
13%
$29.0M
6.5664
NBIS
69%
78%
$25.0M
0.2925
AMZN
32%
46%
$22.6M
1.1832
GOOGL
17%
63%
$15.1M
0.5834
AAPL
71%
62%
$13.7M
0.6133
ORCL
25%
52%
$12.1M
0.9126
CRWV
49%
55%
$11.6M
0.8021
AVGO
26%
67%
$10.8M
0.5027
SMH
41%
70%
$9.7M
0.4330
SOXL
30%
49%
$2.7M
1.0311

BoughtSoldCallsPuts

Largest trades by premium

On Oct 5, AMD's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $174.0M (68% of its session), $156.5M of it bought.

  1. AMD$174.0M
  2. META$50.8M
  3. PLTR$41.9M
  4. QQQ$39.5M
  5. NVDA$35.1M
  6. MU$21.7M
  7. SPY$18.9M
  8. NBIS$16.8M

BoughtSoldNo side

Sector rotation at the Oct 5 close

The close

At the Oct 5 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 774.83 (+0.67%), the Dow (DIA) at 512.11 (+0.20%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 756.20 (+0.88%), with the VIX at 15.52.

DOW (DIA)512.11+0.20%
S&P 500 (SPY)774.83+0.67%
NASDAQ (QQQ)756.20+0.88%
VIX15.52+1.37%

Where money rotated

On Oct 5, 11 of 12 sectors rose and 5 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Health Care and Communication Services for Utilities and Consumer Discretionary.

1DOut ofTechnologyHealth CareIntoMaterialsFinancials
1WOut ofHealth CareComm. SvcsIntoUtilitiesCons. Disc.
Sectors up11/12
Beat S&P5/12

LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging

Quadrant crossings

FinancialsLaggingImproving

Financials moved from Lagging to Improving on Oct 5: strength still below average, but momentum rising.

TechnologyLeadingWeakening

Technology moved from Leading to Weakening on Oct 5: strength still above average, but momentum falling.

Cons. StaplesLaggingImproving

Consumer Staples moved from Lagging to Improving on Oct 5: strength still below average, but momentum rising.

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

In the week to Oct 5, Cruise (Consumer Discretionary) led the S&P 500 by 12.2 points, while Healthcare (Real Estate) trailed it by 7.5 points.

  1. Cruise+12.2
  2. Semicon Equip+9.2
  3. Refining+6.4
  4. Healthcare−7.5
  5. Packaged Food−7.1
  6. Casinos−6.5

Breadth: names above their 50-day average

At the Oct 5 close, Technology had the most names above their 50-day average (72%) and Real Estate the fewest (0%).

  1. Technology72%
  2. Energy45%
  3. Health Care43%
  4. Industrials25%
  5. Comm. Svcs20%
  6. Cons. Disc.15%
  7. Cons. Staples9%
  8. Materials8%
  9. Utilities6%
  10. Financials4%
  11. Real Estate0%

Risk appetite

As of the Oct 5 close the gauges read mixed and narrow: the VIX term is relaxed; credit shows strain; small caps and the average stock trail the S&P 500.

  1. Credit−1.3 stressed
  2. VIX term0.83 calm
  3. Cyclicals+0.3 even
  4. Small caps−4.9 narrow
  5. Equal weight−4.2 narrow

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

Standout, 20 sessions

Over the 20 sessions to Oct 5, Cybersecurity in Technology was the strongest S&P 500 group (+18.8% median, +18.2 points against the S&P 500), and CRWD its strongest name above its 50-day average (+28.0%).

Leading sectorRetailImproving
#1 sub-sectorCybersecurity+18.8%
Standout nameCRWD+28.0%

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

The live rotation, its chart and the full sector tables are in MomoEdge.

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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.