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Unusual Options Activity

Data as of market close May 19, 2026

Contracts: 100
SymbolTypeStrikeExpLastBidAskVolOIVol/OIIV
IWMCALL$273.002026-05-19$0.18$0.00$1.6460,270105574.0x28.8%
IWMCALL$274.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.0186,868256339.3x4.1%
TSLACALL$402.502026-05-20$4.91$4.85$5.0053,605163328.9x34.8%
SPYCALL$734.002026-05-19$0.10$0.09$0.10393,4461,656237.6x1.4%
SPYCALL$733.002026-05-19$0.66$0.61$0.68271,6931,290210.6x0.0%
QQQCALL$697.002026-05-19$4.61$2.54$6.2770,910348203.8x24.3%
TSLACALL$397.502026-05-20$8.33$8.05$8.3039,903215185.6x35.4%
IRENPUT$39.002026-05-29$0.67$0.53$0.7242,912257167.0x110.8%
QQQCALL$699.002026-05-19$2.86$1.31$4.80104,983638164.6x23.2%
QQQCALL$698.002026-05-19$3.72$1.50$5.0085,804540158.9x19.8%
SPYCALL$734.002026-05-20$2.56$2.54$2.5760,564399151.8x12.5%
SPYCALL$736.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01510,1803,378151.0x2.9%
QQQCALL$700.002026-05-19$1.53$0.67$3.72209,8301,526137.5x19.8%
GOOGLCALL$390.002026-05-20$2.38$2.30$2.5019,651152129.3x30.9%
TSLACALL$405.002026-05-20$3.68$3.65$3.70115,071944121.9x34.6%
IWMCALL$275.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.0169,970590118.6x7.2%
NOWCALL$112.002026-05-29$1.61$1.60$1.6521,847185118.1x70.4%
SPYPUT$733.002026-05-19$0.08$0.09$0.10473,0374,440106.5x2.3%
QQQCALL$696.002026-05-19$5.51$3.55$7.2642,079419100.4x26.6%
QQQCALL$702.002026-05-19$0.12$0.11$0.14226,3812,30498.3x2.2%
CCCALL$20.002026-06-18$2.61$2.40$2.8516,71017794.4x66.1%
TSLACALL$395.002026-05-20$10.30$10.05$10.3029,84433389.6x36.4%
QQQPUT$703.002026-05-19$1.48$0.72$4.88187,9542,10089.5x28.0%
QQQPUT$702.002026-05-19$0.53$0.49$0.71203,2282,28489.0x3.0%
QQQCALL$703.002026-05-19$0.01$0.01$0.02231,5972,61788.5x2.4%
SPYCALL$735.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01582,0566,59288.3x1.9%
QQQCALL$698.002026-05-20$5.95$5.89$6.0110,05411587.4x19.3%
SPYCALL$737.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01478,6745,49387.1x4.0%
SPYCALL$732.002026-05-19$1.42$1.43$1.87110,3971,27686.5x4.5%
QQQCALL$701.002026-05-19$0.68$0.20$4.88128,7751,50785.5x31.5%
SPYPUT$734.002026-05-19$0.52$0.51$0.58470,7355,69782.6x2.8%
AVGOPUT$370.002026-05-20$0.10$0.05$0.1010,24512780.7x62.9%
BCEPUT$23.002026-07-17$0.50$0.50$0.5511,50415275.7x25.3%
POETCALL$12.002026-06-26$3.15$3.00$3.2019,09525973.7x156.4%
SPYCALL$735.002026-05-20$2.06$2.05$2.0787,3151,19872.9x12.3%
CVXCALL$145.002026-06-18$50.35$51.70$54.758,33311572.5x69.8%
QQQPUT$704.002026-05-19$2.41$1.28$3.76158,2232,21271.5x15.8%
SPYCALL$733.002026-05-20$3.11$3.09$3.1246,81566370.6x12.6%
TSLACALL$400.002026-05-20$6.41$6.30$6.5080,9551,15270.3x34.7%
TSLACALL$385.002026-05-20$19.85$19.25$19.758,27811870.2x49.8%
QQQPUT$699.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01145,0212,13468.0x3.4%
NBISPUT$157.502026-05-29$2.73$2.74$3.159,50514366.5x125.7%
QQQCALL$706.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01201,5033,06865.7x5.5%
QQQPUT$696.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01150,0012,28465.7x6.6%
QQQPUT$701.002026-05-19$0.11$0.10$0.11155,0582,42963.8x2.1%
SPYCALL$732.002026-05-20$3.71$3.66$3.7517,10726963.6x12.9%
IWMCALL$273.002026-05-20$1.46$1.35$1.447,90612563.3x17.9%
SPYPUT$731.002026-05-19$0.01$0.01$0.02348,8195,80560.1x3.9%
QQQCALL$700.002026-05-20$4.70$4.62$4.7326,41844359.6x18.9%
QQQCALL$707.002026-05-20$1.45$1.41$1.4649,33783958.8x17.0%
QQQCALL$705.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01334,9315,76358.1x4.5%
IWMPUT$271.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.0190,7981,58457.3x7.2%
SPYCALL$731.002026-05-19$2.56$2.40$2.6431,64855656.9x0.0%
GOOGLCALL$395.002026-05-20$1.02$1.01$1.0817,67731855.6x31.4%
CAVACALL$115.002026-06-18$0.36$0.30$0.417,52713854.5x76.6%
IWMPUT$270.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01100,2161,89752.8x10.2%
HLTCALL$280.002026-06-18$38.05$36.40$40.0014,25127252.4x48.2%
QQQCALL$704.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01236,6794,60451.4x3.3%
SPYCALL$738.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01423,2218,29751.0x5.1%
SPYPUT$732.002026-05-19$0.01$0.01$0.02467,7909,46249.4x2.7%
TSLACALL$900.002026-05-22$0.01$0.00$0.0191,1891,97946.1x212.5%
SPYCALL$737.002026-05-20$1.25$1.25$1.2754,5671,20945.1x11.9%
AMZNCALL$260.002026-05-20$1.53$1.50$1.5643,70897245.0x24.4%
QQQCALL$701.002026-05-20$4.11$4.07$4.1117,37639244.3x18.5%
SPYCALL$736.002026-05-20$1.65$1.61$1.6359,4631,35244.0x12.0%
SPYPUT$736.002026-05-19$2.47$2.33$2.56305,9706,98543.8x6.9%
IWMCALL$275.002026-05-20$0.54$0.51$0.5421,71749843.6x16.1%
QQQCALL$707.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01141,8153,26743.4x6.6%
POETCALL$13.002026-06-26$2.89$2.64$2.8846,4861,08143.0x162.2%
SPYCALL$739.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01235,9705,48943.0x6.1%
SPYPUT$735.002026-05-19$1.42$1.36$1.60441,53210,49442.1x5.3%
TSLAPUT$382.502026-05-20$0.16$0.15$0.1626,95765441.2x40.7%
GOOGPUT$385.002026-08-21$26.20$25.70$26.259,34322741.2x33.5%
FRMIPUT$7.002026-07-17$1.85$1.80$1.9020,82450741.1x116.8%
AMZNCALL$257.502026-05-22$4.30$4.25$4.454,10810240.3x32.0%
QQQCALL$694.002026-05-19$7.43$5.29$9.525,70014240.1x33.3%
WRBYCALL$26.002026-05-22$0.75$0.75$1.056,53516340.1x104.9%
JNJCALL$240.002026-05-22$0.17$0.15$0.1812,23030640.0x26.6%
UECPUT$10.002026-06-18$0.41$0.40$0.445,11012839.9x88.9%
QQQPUT$697.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.01153,2823,86239.7x5.7%
TLTCALL$79.002026-05-20$4.05$3.95$4.106,06615738.6x44.9%
AMPXCALL$16.002026-05-22$0.44$0.40$0.604,30511238.4x111.3%
OKLOCALL$55.002026-05-22$2.52$2.59$2.804,72812637.5x96.2%
NVDACALL$345.002026-05-29$0.04$0.03$0.054,62712437.3x93.8%
SPYPUT$730.002026-05-19$0.01$0.01$0.02416,85811,21337.2x5.1%
INFYPUT$9.002027-01-15$0.90$0.25$0.905,55115037.0x54.2%
TLTPUT$79.002026-05-27$0.06$0.05$0.065,17014036.9x19.9%
SPYPUT$729.002026-05-19$0.01$0.01$0.02160,5724,43736.2x6.2%
SPYCALL$729.002026-05-19$4.65$4.38$4.716,78219135.5x0.0%
MSFTCALL$432.502026-05-20$0.18$0.17$0.1833,18993935.4x28.8%
ABBVCALL$222.502026-05-22$0.32$0.25$0.327,66021935.0x29.8%
QQQPUT$700.002026-05-19$0.01$0.01$0.02246,3067,06034.9x2.5%
QBTSCALL$18.502026-05-22$0.60$0.56$0.645,29015534.1x97.3%
QQQCALL$706.002026-05-20$1.81$1.74$1.7924,75673133.9x17.3%
MSFTPUT$427.502026-05-20$9.52$9.95$11.654,87514533.6x40.9%
TECALL$6.502026-06-05$1.00$0.95$1.103,90911733.4x139.1%
TSLAPUT$395.002026-05-20$0.92$0.92$0.9480,7422,43533.2x33.3%
QQQCALL$708.002026-05-19$0.01$0.00$0.0194,3842,85433.1x7.6%
GENCALL$25.002026-07-17$1.25$0.15$1.453,89412032.5x44.4%
SPYPUT$475.002026-06-05$0.02$0.02$0.035,75118031.9x63.7%
How to Read Unusual Activity
Use unusual activity to surface flow worth investigating, not prints to blindly copy.
What it surfaces

Unusual activity results surface contracts where volume is outsized relative to open interest, hinting at fresh positioning, speculation, or hedging interest.

How traders review it

Check whether the print is liquid, repeated, and aligned with a thesis. Then look for confirmation in spot action, IV behavior, and surrounding chain positioning.

What can mislead you

A single large print is not automatically smart money. It can be part of a spread, hedge, or stale-looking trade that tells you less than you think.

Treat unusual flow as a prompt to investigate, not as a signal to blindly follow.