Daily Report

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-09-16

Writing totals

Put: $3.94B (4,495,961)
Call: $7.08B (5,811,556)
Trades: 115,964
Bullish 35.8% 64.2% Bearish

Put share of premium reads as bullish (dashboard convention).

SPY expected move

Expected move0.10%
Straddle mid$0.74
Strike$754.00
Upper breakeven$754.74
Lower breakeven$753.27
Underlying$754.05

SPY session prices

Open$759.50
High$761.05
Low$750.68
Close$754.09
Prev close (2026-09-15)$757.39

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 AAPL 8,077,000 @ $332.41 $2.68B 16:00 ET
  • 2 SPY 1,334,460 @ $754.05 $1.01B 16:00 ET
  • 3 SPY 850,000 @ $753.82 $640.75M 15:56 ET
  • 4 SPY 530,000 @ $760.48 $403.05M 11:17 ET
  • 5 SPY 470,000 @ $752.84 $353.84M 15:45 ET
  • 6 QQQ 485,906 @ $704.72 $342.43M 16:00 ET
  • 7 IWM 1,200,000 @ $283.92 $340.70M 16:00 ET
  • 8 SPY 412,000 @ $759.26 $312.82M 10:49 ET
  • 9 SPY 412,000 @ $759.26 $312.82M 09:35 ET
  • 10 QQQ 420,000 @ $705.66 $296.38M 16:03 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
111:36SPXCALL$5,000.002026-09-182,000$2,615.00$523.00MNA
211:37SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-167,200$655.23$471.77MNA
312:48SPXCALL$7,000.002026-11-205,300$707.75$375.11MNA
411:34SPXCALL$7,000.002026-09-186,000$616.93$370.16MNA
514:16SPXCALL$7,100.002026-12-185,000$660.00$330.00MNA
611:37SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-167,200$366.19$263.66MNA
710:11SPXCALL$5,000.002026-09-181,000$2,611.77$261.18MNA
814:16SPXCALL$7,100.002026-09-185,000$514.00$257.00MNA
913:29SPXCALL$7,000.002027-02-193,000$841.50$252.45MNA
1014:16SPXPUT$8,100.002026-09-185,000$486.00$243.00MNA
1110:12SPXCALL$5,000.002026-09-18900$2,611.77$235.06MNA
1214:16SPXPUT$8,100.002026-12-185,000$464.30$232.15MNA
1311:34SPXPUT$8,000.002026-09-186,000$383.67$230.20MNA
1412:58SPXCALL$7,000.002026-09-183,500$614.25$214.99MNA
1512:48SPXPUT$8,000.002026-11-205,300$376.45$199.52MNA
1611:35SPXCALL$7,000.002026-10-163,000$654.60$196.38MNA
1710:10SPXCALL$6,000.002026-09-181,000$1,612.41$161.24MNA
1810:12SPXCALL$6,000.002026-09-18900$1,612.41$145.12MBULLISH
1912:45SPXCALL$7,000.002026-11-202,000$706.55$141.31MBEARISH
2012:58SPXPUT$8,000.002026-09-183,500$386.25$135.19MNA
2113:29SPXPUT$8,000.002027-02-193,000$415.80$124.74MNA
2212:45SPXCALL$7,000.002026-09-182,000$615.36$123.07MNA
2311:35SPXPUT$8,000.002026-10-163,000$366.81$110.04MNA
2410:05SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-181,200$746.50$89.58MBULLISH
2510:10SPXCALL$7,000.002027-03-191,000$878.50$87.85MNA
  • 1 SPX CALL $523.00M
    Time11:36 ET Strike$5,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty2,000 Price$2,615.00 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX CALL $471.77M
    Time11:37 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty7,200 Price$655.23 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $375.11M
    Time12:48 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty5,300 Price$707.75 SentimentNA
  • 4 SPX CALL $370.16M
    Time11:34 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty6,000 Price$616.93 SentimentNA
  • 5 SPX CALL $330.00M
    Time14:16 ET Strike$7,100.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty5,000 Price$660.00 SentimentNA
  • 6 SPX PUT $263.66M
    Time11:37 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty7,200 Price$366.19 SentimentNA
  • 7 SPX CALL $261.18M
    Time10:11 ET Strike$5,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty1,000 Price$2,611.77 SentimentNA
  • 8 SPX CALL $257.00M
    Time14:16 ET Strike$7,100.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty5,000 Price$514.00 SentimentNA
  • 9 SPX CALL $252.45M
    Time13:29 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty3,000 Price$841.50 SentimentNA
  • 10 SPX PUT $243.00M
    Time14:16 ET Strike$8,100.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty5,000 Price$486.00 SentimentNA
  • 11 SPX CALL $235.06M
    Time10:12 ET Strike$5,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty900 Price$2,611.77 SentimentNA
  • 12 SPX PUT $232.15M
    Time14:16 ET Strike$8,100.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty5,000 Price$464.30 SentimentNA
  • 13 SPX PUT $230.20M
    Time11:34 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty6,000 Price$383.67 SentimentNA
  • 14 SPX CALL $214.99M
    Time12:58 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,500 Price$614.25 SentimentNA
  • 15 SPX PUT $199.52M
    Time12:48 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty5,300 Price$376.45 SentimentNA
  • 16 SPX CALL $196.38M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty3,000 Price$654.60 SentimentNA
  • 17 SPX CALL $161.24M
    Time10:10 ET Strike$6,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty1,000 Price$1,612.41 SentimentNA
  • 18 SPX CALL $145.12M
    Time10:12 ET Strike$6,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty900 Price$1,612.41 SentimentBULLISH
  • 19 SPX CALL $141.31M
    Time12:45 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty2,000 Price$706.55 SentimentBEARISH
  • 20 SPX PUT $135.19M
    Time12:58 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty3,500 Price$386.25 SentimentNA
  • 21 SPX PUT $124.74M
    Time13:29 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-02-19 Qty3,000 Price$415.80 SentimentNA
  • 22 SPX CALL $123.07M
    Time12:45 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-09-18 Qty2,000 Price$615.36 SentimentNA
  • 23 SPX PUT $110.04M
    Time11:35 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-10-16 Qty3,000 Price$366.81 SentimentNA
  • 24 SPX CALL $89.58M
    Time10:05 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty1,200 Price$746.50 SentimentBULLISH
  • 25 SPX CALL $87.85M
    Time10:10 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-03-19 Qty1,000 Price$878.50 SentimentNA

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