Data through close

Option volume activity

Which liquid chains traded the most option volume relative to existing open interest on Oct 16, 2026?

Total daily option volume divided by total open interest. This highlights turnover and new attention but does not distinguish opening from closing trades. Data through close. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

At a glance

50 tickers qualified. First five: SPXW (1.03), QQQ (0.88), SPY (0.83), TSLA (0.62), AI (0.62).

Option volume activity as of Oct 16, 2026 close
# Ticker Close Open interest Volume/OI
1 SPXW 7,650.84 5,101,278 1.03
2 QQQ 709.80 11,535,437 0.88
3 SPY 763.25 16,218,861 0.83
4 TSLA 354.72 4,930,461 0.62
5 AI 11.32 200,700 0.62
6 UVXY 18.50 231,014 0.60
7 NDX 29,187.55 169,618 0.56
8 VXX 18.38 312,472 0.49
9 TQQQ 68.21 1,501,670 0.48
10 XSP 765.94 777,520 0.46
11 AAPL 343.46 4,386,792 0.40
12 MU 878.84 3,062,921 0.38
13 CRWV 61.39 3,264,093 0.32
14 SOXL 93.67 1,499,354 0.32
15 SQQQ 38.87 344,597 0.32
16 NBIS 165.47 1,493,858 0.30
17 CZR 28.80 136,347 0.30
18 MSTR 136.83 2,172,089 0.30
19 CBRS 127.21 247,678 0.29
20 SPXS 24.82 229,494 0.29
21 SOXS 49.23 177,256 0.29
22 SPCX 146.03 4,041,211 0.28
23 SIRI 26.97 192,608 0.28
24 META 709.33 2,842,417 0.26
25 SNDK 1,299.30 885,944 0.26
26 MRNA 218.01 751,814 0.26
27 IOT 39.57 112,537 0.26
28 HOOD 98.87 1,587,261 0.25
29 GME 26.81 1,653,759 0.25
30 SMH 539.79 1,492,950 0.24
31 AMD 528.75 3,042,691 0.23
32 PLTR 186.03 3,156,743 0.23
33 COIN 173.16 868,414 0.23
34 IWM 270.44 9,513,883 0.22
35 XBI 144.32 565,719 0.22
36 NVDA 214.13 14,271,090 0.21
37 AA 41.46 235,860 0.21
38 SKHY 136.49 982,154 0.21
39 AVGO 328.75 2,170,917 0.20
40 SOXX 493.39 496,974 0.19
41 DELL 451.54 637,025 0.19
42 TNA 52.71 126,210 0.19
43 SMCI 31.63 2,054,894 0.19
44 TSLL 8.91 717,096 0.18
45 IREN 26.99 3,171,211 0.18
46 APLD 18.05 766,815 0.17
47 USO 161.76 1,348,119 0.17
48 COHR 232.90 257,074 0.17
49 MARA 7.53 1,556,342 0.17
50 AAOI 75.57 349,575 0.17

Screens describe what the data shows after the close. They are not trade recommendations; see the disclaimer and the methodology.