Options market record
MCD options flowcalls and puts bought each day.
On Oct 5, 2026, traders bought 14.96K MCD call contracts ($8.3M) and 4.02K put contracts ($6.3M). Calls were 1.2× and puts were 0.4× their respective 20-day medians. The underlying closed at $233.10 and 30-day implied volatility was 23.9%. On the call-buy top 10 on 5 of 473 trading days since Nov 11, 2024.
Each point is one trading day since Nov 11, 2024. Latest rankings
Daily contracts bought
Call contracts: min 1.24K, max 53.82K, latest 14.96K. Put contracts: min 855, max 44.5K, latest 4.02K.
30-day implied volatility
30-day IV: min 15.5%, max 41.5%, latest 23.9%.
Days in a top-10 list
Ranked by contracts bought today compared with the stock's own median over the previous 20 trading days.
| Date | Call-buy rank | Put-buy rank | Call vs normal | Put vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | — | 7 | 5.2× | 5.2× |
| Sep 4, 2026 | — | 10 | 1.3× | 3.8× |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 8 | — | 8.3× | 1.4× |
| Nov 28, 2025 | 2 | — | 10.3× | 0.6× |
| Aug 11, 2025 | — | 10 | 0.4× | 6.9× |
| May 30, 2025 | 8 | — | 7.3× | 0.8× |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 3 | 6 | 8.8× | 6.0× |
| Jan 16, 2025 | — | 10 | 1.3× | 9.0× |
| Nov 29, 2024 | 7 | — | 5.4× | 0.7× |
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