Daily Report

Friday, September 18, 2026

Writing session chart

Option writing session chart for 2026-09-18

Writing totals

Put: $2.16B (4,982,243)
Call: $5.50B (6,403,825)
Trades: 126,598
Bullish 28.3% 71.7% Bearish

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

SPY expected move

Expected move0.05%
Straddle mid$0.40
Strike$763.00
Upper breakeven$763.40
Lower breakeven$762.60
Underlying$762.69

SPY session prices

Open$761.31
High$761.65
Low$758.27
Close$761.64
Prev close (2026-09-17)$760.71

Dark pool top 10 by premium

  • 1 SPY 4,500,000 @ $758.80 $3.41B 13:22 ET
  • 2 SPY 4,500,000 @ $758.80 $3.41B 13:22 ET
  • 3 SPY 3,968,122 @ $762.69 $3.03B 11:23 ET
  • 4 AAPL 7,683,404 @ $338.35 $2.60B 09:30 ET
  • 5 QQQ 2,387,265 @ $721.45 $1.72B 16:00 ET
  • 6 SPY 1,976,015 @ $761.69 $1.51B 16:00 ET
  • 7 AAPL 3,707,746 @ $336.13 $1.25B 16:00 ET
  • 8 NVDA 5,603,890 @ $222.27 $1.25B 16:00 ET
  • 9 SPY 1,115,937 @ $762.69 $851.12M 11:02 ET
  • 10 SPY 1,115,937 @ $762.69 $851.11M 09:37 ET

Top 25 largest option trades

#TimeSymbolSideStrikeExpiryQtyPricePremiumSentiment
114:36METACALL$0.007,000$666.80$466.76MNA
210:17SPXCALL$7,000.002027-09-174,000$1,124.03$449.61MNA
314:46SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-183,609$757.60$273.42MBEARISH
409:50SPXCALL$7,000.002026-11-203,370$717.80$241.90MBULLISH
514:36METACALL$0.003,500$665.75$233.01MNA
614:44SPXPUT$7,700.002026-12-1811,000$207.70$228.47MNA
710:17SPXPUT$8,000.002027-09-174,000$514.99$206.00MNA
814:44SPXCALL$7,700.002026-12-189,500$209.52$199.04MNA
910:19SPXCALL$7,000.002026-12-182,500$746.32$186.58MBEARISH
1010:17SPXCALL$8,000.002027-09-174,000$451.22$180.49MNA
1114:36METACALL$0.002,700$666.95$180.08MNA
1214:46SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-183,609$370.85$133.84MBEARISH
1315:28METACALL$0.001,900$667.05$126.74MNA
1409:50SPXPUT$8,000.002026-11-203,370$357.45$120.46MBULLISH
1514:36METACALL$0.001,700$667.00$113.39MNA
1614:36METACALL$0.001,600$667.20$106.75MNA
1715:17METACALL$0.001,500$667.55$100.13MNA
1810:19SPXPUT$8,000.002026-12-182,500$383.96$95.99MBEARISH
1910:17SPXPUT$7,000.002027-09-174,000$236.40$94.56MNA
2014:36METACALL$0.001,400$666.10$93.25MNA
2114:36METACALL$0.001,300$666.75$86.68MNA
2214:36METACALL$0.001,200$666.65$80.00MNA
2315:17METACALL$0.001,100$667.55$73.43MNA
2415:56MSTRCALL$40.006,173$113.80$70.25MNA
2515:56MSTRCALL$50.006,272$103.88$65.15MNA
  • 1 META CALL $466.76M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty7,000 Price$666.80 SentimentNA
  • 2 SPX CALL $449.61M
    Time10:17 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty4,000 Price$1,124.03 SentimentNA
  • 3 SPX CALL $273.42M
    Time14:46 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,609 Price$757.60 SentimentBEARISH
  • 4 SPX CALL $241.90M
    Time09:50 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty3,370 Price$717.80 SentimentBULLISH
  • 5 META CALL $233.01M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty3,500 Price$665.75 SentimentNA
  • 6 SPX PUT $228.47M
    Time14:44 ET Strike$7,700.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty11,000 Price$207.70 SentimentNA
  • 7 SPX PUT $206.00M
    Time10:17 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty4,000 Price$514.99 SentimentNA
  • 8 SPX CALL $199.04M
    Time14:44 ET Strike$7,700.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty9,500 Price$209.52 SentimentNA
  • 9 SPX CALL $186.58M
    Time10:19 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,500 Price$746.32 SentimentBEARISH
  • 10 SPX CALL $180.49M
    Time10:17 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty4,000 Price$451.22 SentimentNA
  • 11 META CALL $180.08M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty2,700 Price$666.95 SentimentNA
  • 12 SPX PUT $133.84M
    Time14:46 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty3,609 Price$370.85 SentimentBEARISH
  • 13 META CALL $126.74M
    Time15:28 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,900 Price$667.05 SentimentNA
  • 14 SPX PUT $120.46M
    Time09:50 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-11-20 Qty3,370 Price$357.45 SentimentBULLISH
  • 15 META CALL $113.39M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,700 Price$667.00 SentimentNA
  • 16 META CALL $106.75M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,600 Price$667.20 SentimentNA
  • 17 META CALL $100.13M
    Time15:17 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,500 Price$667.55 SentimentNA
  • 18 SPX PUT $95.99M
    Time10:19 ET Strike$8,000.00 Expiry2026-12-18 Qty2,500 Price$383.96 SentimentBEARISH
  • 19 SPX PUT $94.56M
    Time10:17 ET Strike$7,000.00 Expiry2027-09-17 Qty4,000 Price$236.40 SentimentNA
  • 20 META CALL $93.25M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,400 Price$666.10 SentimentNA
  • 21 META CALL $86.68M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,300 Price$666.75 SentimentNA
  • 22 META CALL $80.00M
    Time14:36 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,200 Price$666.65 SentimentNA
  • 23 META CALL $73.43M
    Time15:17 ET Strike$0.00 Expiry Qty1,100 Price$667.55 SentimentNA
  • 24 MSTR CALL $70.25M
    Time15:56 ET Strike$40.00 Expiry Qty6,173 Price$113.80 SentimentNA
  • 25 MSTR CALL $65.15M
    Time15:56 ET Strike$50.00 Expiry Qty6,272 Price$103.88 SentimentNA

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