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Options flow recap, Oct 12, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades
Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Oct 13
On Oct 12, 46% of the $929.2M in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 51% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 0.96.
META led on Oct 12 with $176.7M, ahead of SPY ($107.3M) and NVDA ($92.6M).
On Oct 12 the most call-heavy was AMZN (85% calls) and the most put-heavy SMH (89% puts).
All 20 tickers
| Ticker | Bought | Calls / puts | Premium | P/C | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| META | 0.48 | 237 | |||
| SPY | 1.36 | 275 | |||
| NVDA | 1.57 | 180 | |||
| QQQ | 1.20 | 192 | |||
| MU | 0.81 | 130 | |||
| TSLA | 1.14 | 116 | |||
| PLTR | 0.65 | 68 | |||
| AMZN | 0.18 | 71 | |||
| SPCX | 1.39 | 81 | |||
| INTC | 1.61 | 76 | |||
| AMD | 1.10 | 69 | |||
| AAPL | 0.30 | 53 | |||
| IWM | 3.69 | 61 | |||
| AVGO | 1.32 | 44 | |||
| SMH | 8.21 | 47 | |||
| GOOGL | 1.03 | 41 | |||
| NBIS | 1.07 | 37 | |||
| CRWV | 0.67 | 29 | |||
| ORCL | 1.76 | 34 | |||
| SOXL | 1.31 | 17 |
BoughtSoldCallsPuts
Largest trades by premium
On Oct 12, META's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $64.2M (36% of its session), $49.2M of it bought.
BoughtSoldNo side
Sector rotation at the Oct 12 close
The close
At the Oct 12 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 778.10 (−0.06%), the Dow (DIA) at 517.91 (+0.35%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 746.04 (−0.70%), with the VIX at 15.21.
Where money rotated
On Oct 12, 9 of 12 sectors rose and 9 of 11 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Technology and Communication Services for Consumer Staples and Utilities.
LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging
Quadrant crossings
Health Care moved from Lagging to Weakening on Oct 12: strength still above average, but momentum falling.
Sub-sectors against the S&P 500, 1W
In the week to Oct 12, Towers (Real Estate) led the S&P 500 by 13.5 points, while Semicon Equip (Technology) trailed it by 9.8 points.
- Towers+13.5
- Power Gen+8.7
- E&P+5.0
- Semicon Equip−9.8
- Telecom−7.4
- Semiconductors−6.9
Breadth: names above their 50-day average
At the Oct 12 close, Energy had the most names above their 50-day average (75%) and Real Estate the fewest (13%).
- Energy75%
- Technology62%
- Health Care55%
- Cons. Staples41%
- Comm. Svcs32%
- Utilities29%
- Financials24%
- Industrials24%
- Cons. Disc.24%
- Materials14%
- Real Estate13%
Risk appetite
As of the Oct 12 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.
- Credit−1.0 stressed
- VIX term0.77 calm
- Cyclicals−0.5 even
- Small caps−5.7 narrow
- Equal weight−3.1 narrow
20 sessions; VIX term at its close. It describes the market, not a forecast.
Standout, 20 sessions
Over the 20 sessions to Oct 12, Semicon Equip in Technology was the strongest S&P 500 group (+14.9% median, +12.6 points against the S&P 500), and AMAT its strongest name above its 50-day average (+17.3%).
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.