Options market record
SMH options flowcalls and puts bought each day.
On Oct 5, 2026, traders bought 21.81K SMH call contracts ($33M) and 54.55K put contracts ($18.5M). Calls were 0.6× and puts were 0.7× their respective 20-day medians. The underlying closed at $634.18 and 30-day implied volatility was 34.7%. On the call-buy top 10 on 0 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 3.4K, max 100.73K, latest 21.81K. Put contracts: min 4.21K, max 439.05K, latest 54.55K.
30-day implied volatility
30-day IV: min 24.8%, max 72.2%, latest 34.7%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | — | 3 | 0.7× | 4.8× |
| Jan 24, 2025 | — | 7 | 0.9× | 6.0× |
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