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Options flow recap, Oct 30, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades
Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Oct 31
On Oct 30, 46% of the $2.98B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 34% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 1.95.
QQQ led on Oct 30 with $958.7M, ahead of SPY ($403.7M) and INTC ($277.9M).
On Oct 30 the most call-heavy was ORCL (74% calls) and the most put-heavy CRWV (88% puts).
All 20 tickers
| Ticker | Bought | Calls / puts | Premium | P/C | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQ | 2.81 | 1,201 | |||
| SPY | 2.78 | 969 | |||
| INTC | 3.62 | 446 | |||
| NVDA | 0.74 | 389 | |||
| MU | 1.05 | 187 | |||
| SMH | 5.24 | 158 | |||
| AMD | 2.33 | 134 | |||
| TSLA | 1.17 | 251 | |||
| AMZN | 0.66 | 208 | |||
| SPCX | 1.44 | 139 | |||
| GOOGL | 1.26 | 165 | |||
| AAPL | 0.75 | 177 | |||
| META | 0.57 | 89 | |||
| AVGO | 0.95 | 84 | |||
| SOXL | 3.36 | 63 | |||
| IWM | 2.30 | 87 | |||
| CRWV | 7.43 | 50 | |||
| PLTR | 0.79 | 63 | |||
| NBIS | 1.18 | 23 | |||
| ORCL | 0.36 | 38 |
BoughtSoldCallsPuts
Largest trades by premium
On Oct 30, QQQ's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $307.7M (32% of its session), $55.7M of it bought.
BoughtSoldNo side
Sector rotation at the Oct 30 close
The close
At the Oct 30 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 755.72 (−1.77%), the Dow (DIA) at 517.13 (−1.07%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 690.49 (−3.47%).
Where money rotated
On Oct 30, 6 of 12 sectors rose and 11 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Communication Services and Technology for Health Care and Materials.
LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging
Quadrant crossings
Real Estate moved from Improving to Leading on Oct 30: above-average strength against the S&P 500, with momentum rising.
Sub-sectors against the S&P 500, 1W
In the week to Oct 30, Cruise (Consumer Discretionary) led the S&P 500 by 11.7 points, while Internet (Communication Services) trailed it by 8.9 points.
- Cruise+11.7
- Aggregates+7.5
- Biotech+7.2
- Internet−8.9
- Staffing−4.1
- Travel−3.9
Breadth: names above their 50-day average
At the Oct 30 close, Energy had the most names above their 50-day average (90%) and Communication Services the fewest (22%).
- Energy90%
- Utilities84%
- Cons. Staples78%
- Materials75%
- Health Care75%
- Industrials61%
- Cons. Disc.61%
- Financials59%
- Technology42%
- Real Estate42%
- Comm. Svcs22%
Risk appetite
As of the Oct 30 close the gauges read mixed and broad: the VIX term is relaxed; credit shows strain; the average stock leads the S&P 500.
- Credit−0.7 stressed
- VIX term0.92 calm
- Cyclicals−6.2 risk-off
- Small caps+1.0 even
- Equal weight+5.9 broad
20 sessions; VIX term at its close. It describes the market, not a forecast.
Standout, 20 sessions
Over the 20 sessions to Oct 30, IT Services in Technology was the strongest S&P 500 group (+19.8% median, +21.6 points against the S&P 500), and ACN its strongest name above its 50-day average (+29.8%).
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.