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Options flow recap, Oct 8, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades

Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Oct 9

On Oct 8, 44% of the $1.49B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 47% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 1.14.

QQQ led on Oct 8 with $256.6M, ahead of IWM ($226.2M) and SPY ($206.2M).

On Oct 8 the most call-heavy was GOOGL (91% calls) and the most put-heavy IWM (90% puts).

Bought / sold44% / 56%
Calls / puts47% / 53%Put/call premium ratio 1.14
Total premium$1.49B3,207 large prints

All 20 tickers

TickerBoughtCalls / putsPremiumP/CPrints
QQQ
40%
42%
$256.6M
1.38534
IWM
36%
10%
$226.2M
8.77169
SPY
54%
32%
$206.2M
2.11556
MU
32%
68%
$114.7M
0.47274
INTC
58%
65%
$114.7M
0.55179
NVDA
54%
62%
$105.5M
0.61297
AMD
25%
59%
$66.6M
0.70135
META
25%
64%
$55.4M
0.5589
TSLA
49%
60%
$45.2M
0.66128
SPCX
49%
54%
$42.8M
0.86140
SMH
53%
35%
$41.2M
1.86111
AAPL
41%
81%
$38.0M
0.2480
AMZN
49%
83%
$36.4M
0.2165
PLTR
61%
68%
$30.8M
0.46113
GOOGL
49%
91%
$28.8M
0.1074
CRWV
57%
11%
$21.2M
8.4561
AVGO
50%
68%
$18.9M
0.4665
NBIS
37%
40%
$17.3M
1.4761
SOXL
68%
61%
$10.3M
0.6545
ORCL
45%
47%
$8.1M
1.1131

BoughtSoldCallsPuts

Largest trades by premium

On Oct 8, IWM's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $72.4M (32% of its session), $20.6M of it bought.

  1. IWM$72.4M
  2. QQQ$56.9M
  3. INTC$26.1M
  4. AMD$21.7M
  5. MU$20.0M
  6. META$19.9M
  7. NVDA$18.4M
  8. AAPL$17.6M

BoughtSoldNo side

Sector rotation at the Oct 8 close

The close

At the Oct 8 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 773.93 (−0.42%), the Dow (DIA) at 511.65 (+0.12%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 747.58 (−1.34%), with the VIX at 15.41.

DOW (DIA)511.65+0.12%
S&P 500 (SPY)773.93−0.42%
NASDAQ (QQQ)747.58−1.34%
VIX15.41+2.19%

Where money rotated

On Oct 8, 9 of 12 sectors rose and 11 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Technology and Health Care for Energy and Consumer Staples.

1DOut ofTechnologyHealth CareIntoEnergyCons. Staples
1WOut ofTechnologyHealth CareIntoEnergyCons. Staples
Sectors up9/12
Beat S&P11/12

LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging

Quadrant crossings

EnergyWeakeningLeading

Energy moved from Weakening to Leading on Oct 8: above-average strength against the S&P 500, with momentum rising.

MaterialsLaggingImproving

Materials moved from Lagging to Improving on Oct 8: strength still below average, but momentum rising.

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

In the week to Oct 8, Power Gen (Utilities) led the S&P 500 by 8.4 points, while Semicon Equip (Technology) trailed it by 5.2 points.

  1. Power Gen+8.4
  2. Refining+7.4
  3. E&P+3.7
  4. Semicon Equip−5.2
  5. Airlines−3.7
  6. Aerospace−3.7

Breadth: names above their 50-day average

At the Oct 8 close, Energy had the most names above their 50-day average (70%) and Real Estate the fewest (0%).

  1. Energy70%
  2. Technology69%
  3. Health Care44%
  4. Comm. Svcs35%
  5. Cons. Staples22%
  6. Financials21%
  7. Industrials20%
  8. Cons. Disc.20%
  9. Utilities13%
  10. Materials11%
  11. Real Estate0%

Risk appetite

As of the Oct 8 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−1.2 stressed
  2. VIX term0.79 calm
  3. Cyclicals−0.6 even
  4. Small caps−5.6 narrow
  5. Equal weight−2.7 narrow

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

Standout, 20 sessions

Over the 20 sessions to Oct 8, Cybersecurity in Technology was the strongest S&P 500 group (+19.0% median, +16.9 points against the S&P 500), and ZS its strongest name above its 50-day average (+32.6%).

Leading sectorEnergyLeading
#1 sub-sectorCybersecurity+19.0%
Standout nameZS+32.6%

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.