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Options Flow Recap — Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026

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Bullish
Session bias
1.85
Call/Put ratio
$565.1M
Total premium
23
Signals generated

The session read

Bullish sentiment dominated Wednesday's options session with a 1.85 call-to-put ratio across 20,074 prints representing $565.1M in premium. Tech names led the charge, with TSLA, QQQ, and NVDA accounting for roughly $326M in combined premium—nearly 58% of total activity. The largest single print was a $6.3M NVDA call, reflecting strong upside positioning in mega-cap tech despite broader market pressure. Call premium outpaced puts by more than 2-to-1, signaling sustained investor confidence in equities.

Largest single print of the session: a $6.2M CALL in $NVDA.

Where the premium went

TickerPremiumPrints
$TSLA$119.9M3,793
$QQQ$103.8M4,606
$NVDA$102.8M2,160
$MSFT$68.6M2,531
$SPY$60.0M3,045
$AAPL$37.1M1,312
$META$25.5M1,219
$IWM$7.6M137
$TLT$7.5M216
$NG$6.9M180

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Companies mentioned

$AAPL · $IWM · $META · $MSFT · $NG · $NVDA · $QQQ · $SPY · $TLT · $TSLA