Options market record
XLI options flowcalls and puts bought each day.
On Oct 5, 2026, traders bought 5.47K XLI call contracts ($1.2M) and 2.18K put contracts ($301K). Calls were 1.7× and puts were 0.3× their respective 20-day medians. The underlying closed at $170.10 and 30-day implied volatility was 17.8%. On the call-buy top 10 on 32 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 173, max 409.93K, latest 5.47K. Put contracts: min 217, max 358.13K, latest 2.18K.
30-day implied volatility
30-day IV: min 7.3%, max 60.8%, latest 17.8%.
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 30, 2026 | — | 5 | 0.9× | 5.8× |
| Sep 1, 2026 | — | 1 | 1.9× | 20.5× |
| Aug 24, 2026 | — | 6 | 0.8× | 5.3× |
| Aug 17, 2026 | — | 9 | 0.3× | 4.4× |
| Aug 12, 2026 | — | 2 | 0.9× | 19.7× |
| Aug 5, 2026 | — | 10 | 1.0× | 5.0× |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 10 | 2 | 7.2× | 9.6× |
| Jul 29, 2026 | — | 6 | 1.9× | 5.8× |
| Jul 20, 2026 | — | 10 | 2.2× | 4.2× |
| Jul 16, 2026 | — | 2 | 2.3× | 17.5× |
| Jul 2, 2026 | — | 1 | 3.2× | 29.7× |
| Jun 16, 2026 | — | 1 | 3.4× | 10.6× |
| May 19, 2026 | — | 9 | 0.2× | 4.4× |
| Apr 30, 2026 | — | 9 | 2.3× | 5.3× |
| Apr 14, 2026 | — | 2 | 0.3× | 12.5× |
| Apr 8, 2026 | — | 3 | 1.4× | 12.3× |
| Apr 1, 2026 | — | 6 | 1.0× | 12.2× |
| Mar 30, 2026 | — | 8 | 1.4× | 3.4× |
| Mar 20, 2026 | — | 7 | 1.5× | 10.5× |
| Mar 13, 2026 | — | 3 | 1.9× | 7.3× |
All 71 days
| Date | Call-buy rank | Put-buy rank | Call vs normal | Put vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | — | 1 | 0.7× | 17.8× |
| Feb 11, 2026 | — | 6 | 4.6× | 10.0× |
| Feb 3, 2026 | — | 9 | 1.4× | 8.0× |
| Jan 30, 2026 | — | 3 | 0.4× | 13.1× |
| Jan 14, 2026 | — | 7 | 0.5× | 9.3× |
| Jan 6, 2026 | — | 2 | 6.5× | 23.4× |
| Dec 16, 2025 | — | 10 | 2.9× | 5.3× |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 6 | 4 | 19.2× | 14.4× |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 23.0× | 17.3× |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 10 | — | 5.2× | 0.3× |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 32.7× | 18.0× |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 36.5× | 16.9× |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 59.6× | 14.0× |
| Oct 14, 2025 | — | 2 | 0.8× | 5.5× |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 87.5× | 22.8× |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 30.6× | 27.7× |
| Sep 18, 2025 | — | 1 | 6.2× | 32.8× |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 1 | — | 129.3× | 0.9× |
| Aug 25, 2025 | — | 1 | 0.6× | 8.5× |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 32.5× | 18.4× |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 1 | — | 96.7× | 5.4× |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 118.0× | 121.2× |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 149.1× | 62.3× |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 105.8× | 46.6× |
| Jun 17, 2025 | — | 9 | 0.5× | 7.1× |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 30.8× | 31.1× |
| May 13, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 26.9× | 14.4× |
| May 8, 2025 | 2 | 9 | 22.8× | 5.6× |
| May 1, 2025 | 1 | 5 | 32.9× | 5.8× |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 1 | — | 15.8× | 5.5× |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 1 | — | 18.1× | 3.0× |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 54.4× | 9.7× |
| Apr 9, 2025 | — | 7 | 1.8× | 7.7× |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 57.3× | 12.0× |
| Mar 31, 2025 | — | 1 | 1.1× | 19.0× |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 30.5× | 19.7× |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 231.7× | 21.3× |
| Mar 7, 2025 | — | 1 | — | 64.7× |
| Mar 5, 2025 | — | 10 | — | 4.3× |
| Feb 25, 2025 | — | 1 | — | 52.0× |
| Feb 20, 2025 | — | 1 | 0.3× | 19.3× |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 48.4× | 52.6× |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 60.6× | 57.5× |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 5 | — | 8.6× | 0.9× |
| Jan 15, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 46.2× | 50.1× |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 13.7× | 13.5× |
| Dec 18, 2024 | — | 4 | 1.1× | 12.9× |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 22.5× | 11.7× |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 4 | 1 | 15.7× | 25.1× |
| Dec 6, 2024 | — | 7 | 0.5× | 6.7× |
| Nov 27, 2024 | — | 4 | 0.9× | 8.5× |
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