Options market record
SMH options flowcalls and puts bought each day.
On Oct 26, 2026, traders bought 46.94K SMH call contracts ($38.6M) and 129.09K put contracts ($42.2M). Calls were 1.3× and puts were 1.3× their respective 20-day medians. The underlying closed at $543.10 and 30-day implied volatility was 41.5%.
Each point is one trading day since Nov 11, 2024. Latest rankings
Daily contracts bought
Call contracts: min 3.4K, max 100.73K, latest 46.94K. Put contracts: min 4.21K, max 439.05K, latest 129.09K.
30-day implied volatility
30-day IV: min 24.8%, max 72.2%, latest 41.5%.
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 3, 2025 | — | 3 | 0.7× | 4.8× |
| Jan 24, 2025 | — | 7 | 0.9× | 6.0× |
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