Options market record
USO options flowcalls and puts bought each day.
On Oct 23, 2026, traders bought 104.62K USO call contracts ($92.6M) and 85.27K put contracts ($20.2M). Calls were 2.7× and puts were 1.7× their respective 20-day medians. The underlying closed at $169.20 and 30-day implied volatility was 59.3%. On the call-buy top 10 on 6 of 486 trading days since Nov 11, 2024.
Each point is one trading day since Nov 11, 2024. Latest rankings
Daily contracts bought
Call contracts: min 1.46K, max 276.66K, latest 104.62K. Put contracts: min 1.28K, max 180.1K, latest 85.27K.
30-day implied volatility
30-day IV: min 24.5%, max 124.2%, latest 59.3%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | — | 4 | 4.3× | 5.0× |
| Mar 9, 2026 | — | 4 | 6.6× | 6.1× |
| Mar 6, 2026 | — | 6 | 9.2× | 7.5× |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 10 | — | 4.4× | 1.0× |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 7 | — | 7.0× | 3.9× |
| Jun 24, 2025 | — | 4 | 3.3× | 4.8× |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 5 | 5 | 7.8× | 4.3× |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 5 | — | 8.0× | 2.9× |
| Jun 13, 2025 | 10 | 7 | 10.0× | 7.2× |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 8 | — | 6.3× | 2.9× |
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