Options market record
VIX options flowcalls and puts bought each day.
On Oct 5, 2026, traders bought 259.44K VIX call contracts ($15.5M) and 131.53K put contracts ($11.4M). Calls were 1.0× and puts were 1.5× their respective 20-day medians. The underlying closed at 15.52. 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 43.82K, max 836.68K, latest 259.44K. Put contracts: min 17.35K, max 515.09K, latest 131.53K.
30-day implied volatility
30-day IV: min —, max —, latest —.
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 29, 2026 | — | 8 | 1.9× | 4.5× |
| Jul 21, 2026 | — | 10 | 2.5× | 3.3× |
| Jun 9, 2025 | — | 7 | 0.9× | 4.3× |
| Mar 11, 2025 | — | 8 | 2.4× | 4.6× |
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