The October 16, 2026 session recorded $4.64 billion in total premium across 138,843 prints from 08:30 to 15:00 CT. Call premium reached $2.10 billion while put premium hit $2.54 billion, yielding a 0.97 call/put ratio. QQQ led activity with $1.29 billion in premium over 35,901 prints, followed by SPY at $722 million. The largest single print was an $84.7 million QQQ put. MU, TSLA, and NVDA also drew significant premium, rounding out the top ten symbols by volume.
Largest single print of the session: a $84.7M PUT in $QQQ.
| Ticker | Premium | Prints | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| $QQQ | $1.29B | 35,901 | 27.8% |
| $SPY | $722.6M | 25,539 | 15.6% |
| $MU | $380.8M | 11,633 | 8.2% |
| $TSLA | $331.9M | 10,028 | 7.2% |
| $NVDA | $265.7M | 8,638 | 5.7% |
| $AMD | $171.6M | 5,288 | 3.7% |
| $META | $150.5M | 4,347 | 3.2% |
| $AAPL | $118.0M | 3,649 | 2.5% |
| $IWM | $109.8M | 2,370 | 2.4% |
| $MSTR | $107.1M | 2,447 | 2.3% |
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