Options flow · daily recap
Options flow recap, Oct 28, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades
Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Oct 29
On Oct 28, 49% of the $1.33B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 62% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 0.62.
MU led on Oct 28 with $293.8M, ahead of QQQ ($257.6M) and META ($156.0M).
On Oct 28 the most call-heavy was AMD (89% calls) and the most put-heavy META (82% puts).
All 20 tickers
| Ticker | Bought | Calls / puts | Premium | P/C | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | 0.16 | 198 | |||
| QQQ | 0.62 | 357 | |||
| META | 4.55 | 97 | |||
| SPY | 1.59 | 360 | |||
| TSLA | 0.33 | 160 | |||
| NVDA | 0.72 | 118 | |||
| AMD | 0.13 | 64 | |||
| ORCL | 0.43 | 163 | |||
| SPCX | 0.92 | 96 | |||
| IWM | 1.71 | 65 | |||
| GOOGL | 0.56 | 112 | |||
| SMH | 0.35 | 56 | |||
| INTC | 0.55 | 71 | |||
| AVGO | 0.46 | 46 | |||
| PLTR | 0.51 | 35 | |||
| AMZN | 0.16 | 43 | |||
| CRWV | 0.42 | 65 | |||
| SOXL | 0.14 | 49 | |||
| NBIS | 2.28 | 32 | |||
| AAPL | 1.53 | 31 |
BoughtSoldCallsPuts
Largest trades by premium
On Oct 28, MU's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $60.9M (21% of its session), $7.1M of it bought.
BoughtSoldNo side
Sector rotation at the Oct 28 close
The close
At the Oct 28 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 772.31 (+0.34%), the Dow (DIA) at 524.68 (+0.27%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 725.61 (+0.60%), with the VIX at 16.91.
Where money rotated
On Oct 28, 6 of 12 sectors rose and 3 of 11 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Communication Services and Energy for Utilities and Materials.
LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging
Quadrant crossings
Technology moved from Lagging to Weakening on Oct 28: strength still above average, but momentum falling.
Sub-sectors against the S&P 500, 1W
In the week to Oct 28, Cybersecurity (Technology) led the S&P 500 by 10.7 points, while Internet (Communication Services) trailed it by 9.1 points.
- Cybersecurity+10.7
- Towers+6.6
- Services+5.3
- Internet−9.1
- Refining−5.7
- Distribution−4.7
Risk appetite
As of the Oct 28 close the gauges read calm and broad: the VIX term is relaxed; the average stock leads the S&P 500.
- Credit−0.2 even
- VIX term0.92 calm
- Cyclicals−1.8 even
- Small caps−0.0 even
- Equal weight+3.3 broad
20 sessions; VIX term at its close. It describes the market, not a forecast.
Standout, 20 sessions
Over the 20 sessions to Oct 28, IT Services in Technology was the strongest S&P 500 group (+21.6% median, +20.3 points against the S&P 500), and ACN its strongest name above its 50-day average (+32.7%).
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.