QQQ ▲+0.6%

Someone is betting QQQ holds above $744 - and getting paid thin premium to say so

An institution sold $284K in puts on a breakout tech ETF with a week left, but volatility collapsed first - the directional view is what's left when the pay thins.

October 5, 2026

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Market Alerts & Insights

Time	Symbol	Alert

0 DTE Options

Most Active Options

Symbol	Option	Volume	VWAP
SPY	775 C	740,663	0.36
QQQ	753 P	502,638	0.72
NVDA	240 C	477,322	0.12
TSLA	380 C	404,370	0.86
AAPL	335 C	230,788	0.34

Notable Option Trades

Symbol	Option	Volume	VWAP	Int.
SPY	775 P	8,047	0.43	Bought
QQQ	750 P	5,046	0.25	Bought
TSLA	382.5 C	3,398	0.25	Bought
INTC	117 P	3,205	0.85	Sold
GOOGL	347.5 C	3,163	0.35	Bought

Non-Zero DTE Options

Most Active Options

Symbol	Option	Volume	VWAP
QQQ	06-Oct-2026 749 P	258,399	0.69
SPY	09-Oct-2026 785 C	175,983	0.42
SPCX	09-Oct-2026 170 C	79,219	2.58
NVDA	09-Oct-2026 240 C	70,476	2.15
NFLX	15-Jan-2027 65 P	59,945	4.01

Notable Option Trades

Symbol	Option	Volume	VWAP	Int.
QQQ	06-Oct-2026 749 P	152,394	0.45	Sold
NFLX	15-Jan-2027 65 P	50,848	4.03	Bought
VIX	16-Dec-2026 15 P	50,000	0.43	Bought
EWZ	20-Nov-2026 43 P	42,000	2.04	Sold
CMCSA	15-Jan-2027 25 C	40,000	0.44	Bought

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IEF ▲+0.3%

Someone sold $1.2M in IEF puts near the 52-week low - betting the bond ETF has stopped falling

An institution collected thin premium to bet IEF holds above $88 into April 2027, selling into compressed volatility on a tape running 3x normal volum ...

Featured Option Trade Ideas

IWM 283.38 +0.7% 5-Oct Close

284.48 +0.4% Premarket: 7:33 AM

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Low/Hi: 280.03 - 284.24

52-Week: 228.90 - 305.18

Option Volume: 1,828,737

IV % Rank: 16% Subdued

Dividend: 15-Dec $0.8554 (Est.)

Div. Yield: 1.0%

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Long Call

Best By Theoretical Edge

1.81	vs	2.45
Market Price [Debit]		Theoretical Value
35.2%
Edge
0% 0.30
Hist. Win Rate

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Long Put

Best by Theoretical Edge

0.92	vs	1.24
Market Price [Debit]		Theoretical Value
34.5%
Edge
0% 0.31
Hist. Win Rate

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Debit Iron Condor

Best by Theoretical Edge + 50% Win Rate

2.00	vs	2.50
Market Price [Debit]		Theoretical Value
24.8%
Edge
0% 0.52
Hist. Win Rate

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PENN ▲+4.6% (Premarket) PENN Sets Nov. 5 Q3 2026 Earnings Call as PENN Play Loyalty Base Reaches About 34 Million Members

Top Gainers(Premarket)

AIXI▲ +2.11 +139.7% 36,820,366

Xiao-I - American Depositary Shares

IPDN▲ +1.30 +41.9% 4,368,952

Professional Diversity Network

JAGX▲ +1.58 +33.4% 8,657,553

Jaguar Health

OPCH▲ +4.92 +21.1% 71,950

Option Care Health

APOG▲ +7.20 +20.2% 45,518

Apogee Enterprises

Top Decliners(Premarket)

MI▼ -3.29 -47.0% 1,032,385

NFT Limited Class A Ordinary Share

XRPN▼ -15.44 -39.9% 101,730

Armada Acquisition Corp. II - Class A

SAIQ▼ -0.92 -13.8% 1,255,363

Wisesat Space Holdings

VEEA▼ -0.59 -10.3% 188,816

Veea

USDE▼ -0.78 -5.2% 130,325

Stablecoinx - Class A

Most Active(Premarket)

AXG▲ +0.02 +18.7% 118,875,606

Solowin Holdings - Class A Ordinary Share

FRGT▲ +0.18 +71.6% 88,244,576

Freight Technologies -

AIXI▲ +2.11 +139.7% 36,820,366

Xiao-I - American Depositary Shares

SDST▼ -0.01 -8.6% 29,123,084

Stardust Power

OLOX▲ +0.70 +79.5% 28,316,265

Olenox Industries

S&P 500 Top Movers(Premarket)

Most Active

NVDA▲ 0.9%

INTC▲ 1.1%

NKE▼ -0.9%

TSLA▲ 1.2%

MU▲ 0.2%

Gainers

CEG▲ 6.3%

VST▲ 3.3%

CTVA▲ 3.1%

CHTR▲ 3.0%

SWKS▲ 2.3%

Decliners

WDC▼ -2.4%

STX▼ -2.0%

Options With High Trading Concentration

Symbol	Option	Volume	% of Total	VWAP
XAR	15-Jan-2027 225 P	15,030	97.9%	9.37
CWH	21-Jan-2028 5 C	10,281	83.6%	1.44
SPHR	19-Feb-2027 180 C	9,529	83.4%	2.78
SGML	20-Nov-2026 12 C	4,339	77.9%	0.45
PBR.A	15-Jan-2027 22.5 C	6,690	71.3%	1.16
DKS	20-Nov-2026 115 P	10,781	70.3%	1.32
NUE	20-Nov-2026 270 C	3,081	52.3%	8.13
PUSA	16-Apr-2027 2.5 C	4,659	51.2%	1.03

Options Trading Indicating Buy Side Interest

Symbol	Option	Volume	VWAP
THRM	18-Dec-2026 37.93 C	3,061	1.29
GRMN	16-Oct-2026 310 C	2,433	0.34
PAX	15-Jan-2027 12.5 C	2,270	0.43
SPHR	19-Feb-2027 180 C	9,529	2.78