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Options flow recap, Oct 14, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades

Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Oct 15

On Oct 14, 50% of the $1.79B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 39% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 1.55.

SPY led on Oct 14 with $273.1M, ahead of QQQ ($231.3M) and NVDA ($152.7M).

On Oct 14 the most call-heavy was GOOGL (89% calls) and the most put-heavy IWM (91% puts).

Bought / sold50% / 50%
Calls / puts39% / 61%Put/call premium ratio 1.55
Total premium$1.79B3,615 large prints

All 20 tickers

TickerBoughtCalls / putsPremiumP/CPrints
SPY
45%
28%
$273.1M
2.53669
QQQ
52%
25%
$231.3M
3.06597
NVDA
53%
50%
$152.7M
0.99338
INTC
59%
55%
$148.7M
0.81149
MU
42%
48%
$134.1M
1.07194
CRWV
52%
26%
$94.0M
2.78183
TSLA
58%
45%
$92.4M
1.23181
IWM
44%
9%
$86.3M
10.42128
META
51%
46%
$72.2M
1.17105
SMH
71%
10%
$71.3M
8.9387
AMD
50%
56%
$70.2M
0.79148
AAPL
43%
58%
$57.1M
0.72149
ORCL
26%
34%
$53.0M
1.95102
NBIS
54%
47%
$52.7M
1.14122
AVGO
54%
51%
$45.3M
0.9680
SPCX
50%
34%
$42.2M
1.9286
PLTR
47%
63%
$39.7M
0.5883
GOOGL
31%
89%
$31.8M
0.1273
SOXL
33%
45%
$22.9M
1.2360
AMZN
49%
67%
$22.3M
0.5081

BoughtSoldCallsPuts

Largest trades by premium

On Oct 14, INTC's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $46.3M (31% of its session), $29.2M of it bought.

  1. INTC$46.3M
  2. QQQ$43.1M
  3. SPY$40.7M
  4. SMH$37.0M
  5. MU$28.8M
  6. IWM$22.3M
  7. META$21.6M
  8. CRWV$19.8M

BoughtSoldNo side

Sector rotation at the Oct 14 close

The close

At the Oct 14 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 769.60 (−1.08%), the Dow (DIA) at 515.63 (−0.11%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 728.95 (−1.97%), with the VIX at 16.87.

DOW (DIA)515.63−0.11%
S&P 500 (SPY)769.60−1.08%
NASDAQ (QQQ)728.95−1.97%
VIX16.87+10.48%

Where money rotated

On Oct 14, 4 of 12 sectors rose and 10 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Technology and Communication Services for Energy and Consumer Staples.

1DOut ofTechnologyComm. SvcsIntoHealth CareCons. Staples
1WOut ofTechnologyComm. SvcsIntoEnergyCons. Staples
Sectors up4/12
Beat S&P10/12

LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging

Quadrant crossings

Cons. StaplesImprovingLeading

Consumer Staples moved from Improving to Leading on Oct 14: above-average strength against the S&P 500, with momentum rising.

Health CareLaggingLeading

Health Care moved from Lagging to Leading on Oct 14: above-average strength against the S&P 500, with momentum rising.

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

In the week to Oct 14, Refining (Energy) led the S&P 500 by 10.4 points, while Semicon Equip (Technology) trailed it by 11.8 points.

  1. Refining+10.4
  2. Towers+8.9
  3. Alcohol+8.6
  4. Semicon Equip−11.8
  5. Semiconductors−7.4
  6. Airlines−7.0

Breadth: names above their 50-day average

At the Oct 14 close, Energy had the most names above their 50-day average (70%) and Real Estate the fewest (13%).

  1. Energy70%
  2. Health Care58%
  3. Utilities52%
  4. Cons. Staples51%
  5. Technology47%
  6. Comm. Svcs28%
  7. Cons. Disc.24%
  8. Materials21%
  9. Financials21%
  10. Industrials20%
  11. Real Estate13%

Risk appetite

As of the Oct 14 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−1.7 stressed
  2. VIX term0.86 calm
  3. Cyclicals−2.1 even
  4. Small caps−6.5 narrow
  5. Equal weight−2.2 narrow

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

Standout, 20 sessions

Over the 20 sessions to Oct 14, Refining in Energy was the strongest S&P 500 group (+14.0% median, +11.9 points against the S&P 500), and MPC its strongest name above its 50-day average (+17.2%).

Leading sectorEnergyLeading
#1 sub-sectorRefining+14.0%
Standout nameMPC+17.2%

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.