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Options flow recap, Nov 6, 2026: unusual options activity and the biggest trades

Data from the session · 20 tickers · published 8:00 AM ET, Nov 7

On Nov 6, 56% of the $2.75B in large option prints across the 20 tickers here was bought, where a side is known; 33% was in calls, a put/call premium ratio of 2.06.

QQQ led on Nov 6 with $947.3M, ahead of MU ($331.8M) and NVDA ($287.3M).

On Nov 6 the most call-heavy was META (67% calls) and the most put-heavy SMH (90% puts).

Bought / sold56% / 44%
Calls / puts33% / 67%Put/call premium ratio 2.06
Total premium$2.75B3,520 large prints

All 20 tickers

TickerBoughtCalls / putsPremiumP/CPrints
QQQ
67%
16%
$947.3M
5.06788
MU
56%
52%
$331.8M
0.92298
NVDA
63%
64%
$287.3M
0.57445
SPY
55%
24%
$280.9M
3.14662
SMH
17%
10%
$242.6M
9.29142
IWM
34%
11%
$95.2M
8.19138
SPCX
43%
63%
$94.1M
0.58202
TSLA
53%
60%
$80.2M
0.66153
AMD
52%
42%
$78.0M
1.39126
META
74%
67%
$68.4M
0.4854
AVGO
28%
52%
$48.7M
0.9361
AAPL
68%
39%
$34.8M
1.6075
ORCL
50%
19%
$27.9M
4.2457
SOXL
66%
22%
$27.6M
3.4551
INTC
55%
36%
$26.5M
1.7562
AMZN
52%
59%
$25.3M
0.7065
CRWV
28%
20%
$20.3M
4.0042
GOOGL
54%
32%
$12.7M
2.1131
NBIS
73%
64%
$12.7M
0.5627
PLTR
38%
66%
$10.1M
0.5041

BoughtSoldCallsPuts

Largest trades by premium

On Nov 6, QQQ's 5 largest prints carried the most premium, $443.5M (47% of its session), $369.7M of it bought.

  1. QQQ$443.5M
  2. SMH$170.3M
  3. NVDA$82.3M
  4. MU$69.9M
  5. IWM$59.3M
  6. META$43.1M
  7. SPY$33.6M
  8. AVGO$23.5M

BoughtSoldNo side

Sector rotation at the Nov 6 close

The close

At the Nov 6 close the S&P 500 (SPY) at 735.64 (+0.36%), the Dow (DIA) at 512.23 (−0.40%) and the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) at 656.33 (+1.43%), with the VIX at 25.64.

DOW (DIA)512.23−0.40%
S&P 500 (SPY)735.64+0.36%
NASDAQ (QQQ)656.33+1.43%
VIX25.64−9.01%

Where money rotated

On Nov 6, 3 of 12 sectors rose and 2 of 12 beat the S&P 500; over the week money left Energy and Technology for Communication Services and Real Estate.

1DOut ofCons. StaplesEnergyIntoComm. SvcsIndustrials
1WOut ofEnergyTechnologyIntoComm. SvcsReal Estate
Sectors up3/12
Beat S&P2/12

LeadingImprovingWeakeningLagging

Quadrant crossings

Cons. StaplesLeadingWeakening

Consumer Staples moved from Leading to Weakening on Nov 6: strength still above average, but momentum falling.

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

In the week to Nov 6, Casinos (Consumer Discretionary) led the S&P 500 by 11.7 points, while Semicon Equip (Technology) trailed it by 12.8 points.

  1. Casinos+11.7
  2. Travel+11.1
  3. Med Devices+9.8
  4. Semicon Equip−12.8
  5. E&P−11.0
  6. Cybersecurity−10.7

Breadth: names above their 50-day average

At the Nov 6 close, Health Care had the most names above their 50-day average (90%) and Energy the fewest (0%).

  1. Health Care90%
  2. Cons. Staples89%
  3. Utilities81%
  4. Cons. Disc.78%
  5. Real Estate71%
  6. Materials68%
  7. Financials61%
  8. Industrials59%
  9. Comm. Svcs44%
  10. Technology31%
  11. Energy0%

Risk appetite

As of the Nov 6 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−1.1 stressed
  2. VIX term1.06 stressed
  3. Cyclicals−3.8 risk-off
  4. Small caps+3.6 broad
  5. Equal weight+6.9 broad

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

Standout, 20 sessions

Over the 20 sessions to Nov 6, Home Improv in Consumer Discretionary was the strongest S&P 500 group (+20.8% median, +26.3 points against the S&P 500). At the Nov 6 close its strongest name, POOL, stood 19.2% above its 50-day average, +32.7% over the 20 sessions.

Leading sectorCons. Disc.Leading
#1 sub-sectorHome Improv+20.8% median, 20 sessions
Standout namePOOL+32.7% 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.