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Options flow recap, Nov 5, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades

Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Nov 6

On Nov 5, 53% of the $7.35B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 24% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 3.14.

QQQ led on Nov 5 with $2.31B, ahead of SPY ($1.08B) and MU ($687.8M).

On Nov 5 the most call-heavy was META (72% calls) and the most put-heavy ORCL (97% puts).

Bought / sold53% / 47%
Calls / puts24% / 76%Put/call premium ratio 3.14
Total premium$7.35B9,056 large prints

All 20 tickers

TickerBoughtCalls / putsPremiumP/CPrints
QQQ
62%
22%
$2.31B
3.562,233
SPY
52%
20%
$1.08B
4.011,952
MU
49%
26%
$687.8M
2.85697
NVDA
45%
43%
$557.8M
1.33827
SMH
32%
10%
$494.9M
9.06420
INTC
48%
8%
$363.4M
11.43197
AMD
55%
28%
$292.3M
2.54278
ORCL
61%
3%
$219.8M
33.6782
TSLA
50%
34%
$214.8M
1.97511
IWM
38%
6%
$199.6M
14.74316
META
69%
72%
$196.0M
0.40207
AVGO
47%
23%
$180.1M
3.30172
SPCX
49%
36%
$165.7M
1.79327
NBIS
48%
7%
$80.6M
13.7597
GOOGL
39%
47%
$75.6M
1.12125
AAPL
59%
46%
$55.9M
1.16177
PLTR
58%
51%
$52.9M
0.98124
SOXL
46%
35%
$50.7M
1.8394
AMZN
51%
59%
$46.4M
0.68152
CRWV
56%
8%
$25.5M
11.9168

BoughtSoldCallsPuts

Largest trades by premium

On Nov 5, QQQ's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $451.5M (20% of its session), $406.2M of it bought.

  1. QQQ$451.5M
  2. SPY$154.6M
  3. SMH$122.0M
  4. ORCL$107.0M
  5. INTC$96.8M
  6. AVGO$90.5M
  7. META$85.3M
  8. AMD$84.6M

BoughtSoldNo side

Sector rotation at the Nov 5 close

The close

At the Nov 5 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 733.00 (−4.41%), the Dow (DIA) at 514.27 (−3.53%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 647.05 (−6.49%), with the VIX at 28.18.

DOW (DIA)514.27−3.53%
S&P 500 (SPY)733.00−4.41%
NASDAQ (QQQ)647.05−6.49%
VIX28.18+69.66%

Where money rotated

On Nov 5, 0 of 12 sectors rose and 11 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Technology and Energy for Consumer Staples and Communication Services.

1DOut ofTechnologyEnergyIntoComm. SvcsUtilities
1WOut ofTechnologyEnergyIntoCons. StaplesComm. Svcs
Sectors up0/12
Beat S&P11/12

LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging

Quadrant crossings

Health CareLeadingWeakening

Health Care moved from Leading to Weakening on Nov 5: strength still above average, but momentum falling.

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

In the week to Nov 5, Alcohol (Consumer Staples) led the S&P 500 by 15.1 points, while Semicon Equip (Technology) trailed it by 21.0 points.

  1. Alcohol+15.1
  2. Services+13.6
  3. Casinos+13.4
  4. Semicon Equip−21.0
  5. Hardware−14.1
  6. Power Gen−12.7

Breadth: names above their 50-day average

At the Nov 5 close, Consumer Staples had the most names above their 50-day average (92%) and Energy the fewest (0%).

  1. Cons. Staples92%
  2. Health Care89%
  3. Utilities84%
  4. Real Estate81%
  5. Cons. Disc.80%
  6. Financials67%
  7. Materials64%
  8. Industrials57%
  9. Comm. Svcs50%
  10. Technology31%
  11. Energy0%

Risk appetite

As of the Nov 5 close the gauges read stressed, but broad: credit and the VIX term show strain; small caps and the average stock lead the S&P 500.

  1. Credit−1.0 stressed
  2. VIX term1.16 stressed
  3. Cyclicals−4.1 risk-off
  4. Small caps+2.9 broad
  5. Equal weight+7.6 broad

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

Standout, 20 sessions

Over the 20 sessions to Nov 5, Home Improv in Consumer Discretionary was the strongest S&P 500 group (+20.4% median, +25.7 points against the S&P 500). At the Nov 5 close its strongest name, POOL, stood 22.3% above its 50-day average, +37.0% over the 20 sessions.

Leading sectorCons. StaplesLeading
#1 sub-sectorHome Improv+20.4% median, 20 sessions
Standout namePOOL+37.0% in 20 sessions

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.