Options flow · daily recap
Options flow recap, Nov 3, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades
Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Nov 4
On Nov 3, 46% of the $1.58B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 43% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 1.31.
QQQ led on Nov 3 with $459.7M, ahead of SPY ($223.7M) and AAPL ($138.5M).
On Nov 3 the most call-heavy was SOXL (89% calls) and the most put-heavy AMD (76% puts).
All 20 tickers
| Ticker | Bought | Calls / puts | Premium | P/C | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQ | 1.62 | 528 | |||
| SPY | 1.31 | 480 | |||
| AAPL | 0.52 | 223 | |||
| AMD | 3.10 | 91 | |||
| INTC | 2.57 | 81 | |||
| MU | 0.98 | 176 | |||
| NVDA | 0.50 | 197 | |||
| TSLA | 0.96 | 173 | |||
| PLTR | 1.47 | 157 | |||
| SMH | 2.69 | 90 | |||
| META | 1.28 | 61 | |||
| SPCX | 0.73 | 88 | |||
| IWM | 1.90 | 76 | |||
| ORCL | 1.28 | 67 | |||
| AMZN | 0.64 | 63 | |||
| AVGO | 0.34 | 28 | |||
| CRWV | 0.65 | 28 | |||
| GOOGL | 2.39 | 37 | |||
| NBIS | 1.30 | 27 | |||
| SOXL | 0.12 | 23 |
BoughtSoldCallsPuts
Largest trades by premium
On Nov 3, QQQ's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $115.8M (25% of its session), $15.5M of it bought.
BoughtSoldNo side
Sector rotation at the Nov 3 close
The close
At the Nov 3 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 754.35 (+0.30%), the Dow (DIA) at 517.06 (−0.44%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 685.28 (+0.62%).
Where money rotated
On Nov 3, 4 of 12 sectors rose and 3 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Technology and Energy for Real Estate and Financials.
LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging
Quadrant crossings
Health Care moved from Leading to Weakening on Nov 3: strength still above average, but momentum falling.
Sub-sectors against the S&P 500, 1W
In the week to Nov 3, Instruments (Industrials) led the S&P 500 by 10.4 points, while Cybersecurity (Technology) trailed it by 10.8 points.
- Instruments+10.4
- Aggregates+10.4
- Aerospace+9.7
- Cybersecurity−10.8
- Internet−9.9
- Networking−7.1
Breadth: names above their 50-day average
At the Nov 3 close, Utilities had the most names above their 50-day average (87%) and Communication Services the fewest (39%).
- Utilities87%
- Health Care84%
- Materials75%
- Cons. Staples75%
- Cons. Disc.72%
- Industrials71%
- Financials68%
- Energy60%
- Real Estate55%
- Technology45%
- Comm. Svcs39%
Risk appetite
As of the Nov 3 close the gauges read mixed and broad: the VIX term is relaxed; credit shows strain; small caps and the average stock lead the S&P 500.
- Credit−1.2 stressed
- VIX term0.92 calm
- Cyclicals−3.7 risk-off
- Small caps+2.6 broad
- Equal weight+6.4 broad
20 sessions; VIX term at its close. It describes the market, not a forecast.
Standout, 20 sessions
Over the 20 sessions to Nov 3, Storage in Real Estate was the strongest S&P 500 group (+16.6% median, +19.8 points against the S&P 500), and EXR its strongest name above its 50-day average (+16.7%).
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.