Option price spikes · same-day QQQ, SPY, IWM
A spike is a rise anyone could have traded: bought at the ask of one minute, sold at the bid of a later minute within the chosen window. One independently calculated best rise per contract, session and selected entry-price floor. Verified minute quotes 2022–2026, strikes within the band the daily tests archive around the price. Theoretical intrinsic values after option trading ends are never mixed into this page; they are labelled separately in Expiration history.
Found: 14890 spikes in 6032 distinct moves on 2526 of 3148 sessions · rise of at least 300% within 30 min from an entry of at least $0.05. Contracts of one ETF that spike within five minutes of each other count as one move.
QQQ · sessions with a spike84.6%925 of 1094 · 6887 spikes, 2372 movesmedian ×5.6 · best ×240.0 · CALL 2754 / PUT 4133
SPY · sessions with a spike81.6%893 of 1094 · 5419 spikes, 2166 movesmedian ×5.6 · best ×228.6 · CALL 2139 / PUT 3280
IWM · sessions with a spike73.8%708 of 960 · 2584 spikes, 1494 movesmedian ×5.3 · best ×118.8 · CALL 1153 / PUT 1431
CALL6046median ×5.4 · median ETF move to the peak 0.7%
PUT8844median ×5.6 · median ETF move to the peak 0.7%
When each contract's selected maximum starts
Distribution of the independently selected best rise for each contract, session and entry-price floor. The share is the sessions represented by at least one such maximum in the quarter-hour; this table does not search for a second, smaller rise from the same contract inside every quarter-hour. The last row is the fifteen minutes after the stock close, when same-day ETF options still trade.
| Entry, New York | Sessions represented | Share | Spikes | Moves | PUT | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30–09:45 | 359 | 11.4% | 1452 | 403 | 876 | ×5.1 | ×76.4 |
| 09:45–10:00 | 211 | 6.7% | 808 | 244 | 474 | ×5.5 | ×92.0 |
| 10:00–10:15 | 213 | 6.8% | 822 | 245 | 549 | ×5.3 | ×30.6 |
| 10:15–10:30 | 175 | 5.6% | 669 | 194 | 507 | ×5.3 | ×26.0 |
| 10:30–10:45 | 106 | 3.4% | 338 | 118 | 241 | ×5.0 | ×48.4 |
| 10:45–11:00 | 111 | 3.5% | 468 | 126 | 328 | ×5.7 | ×127.0 |
| 11:00–11:15 | 104 | 3.3% | 280 | 113 | 203 | ×5.0 | ×20.7 |
| 11:15–11:30 | 91 | 2.9% | 317 | 95 | 189 | ×5.6 | ×20.4 |
| 11:30–11:45 | 110 | 3.5% | 297 | 116 | 178 | ×5.1 | ×19.6 |
| 11:45–12:00 | 75 | 2.4% | 249 | 89 | 162 | ×5.7 | ×15.7 |
| 12:00–12:15 | 109 | 3.5% | 384 | 117 | 263 | ×5.5 | ×41.6 |
| 12:15–12:30 | 99 | 3.1% | 259 | 110 | 205 | ×5.0 | ×35.2 |
| 12:30–12:45 | 110 | 3.5% | 292 | 121 | 218 | ×5.1 | ×52.0 |
| 12:45–13:00 | 104 | 3.3% | 284 | 114 | 192 | ×5.4 | ×120.0 |
| 13:00–13:15 | 130 | 4.1% | 421 | 156 | 281 | ×6.3 | ×240.0 |
| 13:15–13:30 | 146 | 4.6% | 447 | 161 | 172 | ×6.1 | ×203.3 |
| 13:30–13:45 | 137 | 4.4% | 307 | 155 | 197 | ×5.3 | ×16.1 |
| 13:45–14:00 | 160 | 5.1% | 417 | 186 | 256 | ×5.4 | ×21.0 |
| 14:00–14:15 | 196 | 6.2% | 463 | 231 | 309 | ×5.9 | ×43.2 |
| 14:15–14:30 | 171 | 5.4% | 409 | 196 | 208 | ×5.4 | ×80.9 |
| 14:30–14:45 | 230 | 7.3% | 654 | 272 | 323 | ×5.6 | ×57.2 |
| 14:45–15:00 | 250 | 7.9% | 576 | 286 | 357 | ×5.6 | ×52.0 |
| 15:00–15:15 | 303 | 9.6% | 762 | 333 | 440 | ×5.8 | ×117.4 |
| 15:15–15:30 | 385 | 12.2% | 812 | 428 | 464 | ×6.2 | ×111.6 |
| 15:30–15:45 | 638 | 20.3% | 1216 | 724 | 563 | ×6.6 | ×63.6 |
| 15:45–16:00 | 756 | 24.0% | 1262 | 835 | 593 | ×6.0 | ×80.0 |
| 16:00–16:15 | 148 | 4.7% | 225 | 155 | 96 | ×5.4 | ×77.4 |
Most common start times of the selected maxima: 15:45–16:00 — 24.0% of sessions · 15:30–15:45 — 20.3% of sessions · 15:15–15:30 — 12.2% of sessions · 09:30–09:45 — 11.4% of sessions · 15:00–15:15 — 9.6% of sessions.
The after-close setup: buy at 15:55, sell between 16:00 and 16:15
Every regular (non-shortened) session, every quoted contract: bought at the 15:55 ask, sold at the best bid of the fifteen minutes after the close. The best put and the best call of each session, and what the ETF did in those fifteen minutes. Each percentage uses only sessions with both required observations; its exact denominator n is shown.
| ETF | Sessions | Best PUT ≥ ×2 | ≥ ×4 | median | Best CALL ≥ ×2 | ≥ ×4 | median | ETF 16:00→16:15, median | ≥ 0.15% | Reverses the last 15 min | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQ | 1085 | 20.8% n=1085 | 8.1% | ×1.1 | 26.1% n=1085 | 10.6% | ×1.1 | 0.1% n=1085 | 16.1% | 51.2% | PUT ×85.7 2024-12-18 · CALL ×57.3 2026-06-25 |
| SPY | 1085 | 20.1% n=1084 | 6.5% | ×1.1 | 23.3% n=1084 | 8.1% | ×1.1 | 0.1% n=1085 | 9.7% | 50.9% | PUT ×26.0 2023-02-07 · CALL ×64.5 2026-03-26 |
| IWM | 951 | 14.2% n=951 | 3.7% | ×1.0 | 14.4% n=950 | 4.0% | ×1.0 | 0.1% n=924 | 14.6% | 49.9% | PUT ×18.0 2026-06-05 · CALL ×140.0 2026-03-26 |
Other underlyings: which instrument spikes at the end of the session
Single names that expire three times a week, three Friday-only names and the three ETFs, all scanned from the vendor's minute bars since 2026-02-02: a spike compares the last trade of an earlier minute with the last trade of a later minute; the selected entry floor is $0.05. Strikes are inside the day's range. "End of session" means the final 30 minutes before the actual stock close (normally 15:30–16:00); the following 15 minutes exist for ETFs only. Shortened sessions use their actual exchange close. Growth, window, right and entry price all follow the form above.
| Underlying | Expiries | 0DTE days | End of session: days with a spike | median best | volume during the rise | Any time: days with a spike | median best | After stock close (ETF) | Record, end of session | Record, any time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | пн ср пт | 63 | 69.8% | ×5.4 | 854 | 96.8% | ×8.4 | — | ×180.0 2026-08-10 | ×180.0 2026-08-10 |
| META | пн ср пт | 107 | 62.6% | ×5.0 | 828 | 94.4% | ×9.5 | — | ×80.0 2026-02-27 | ×340.0 2026-06-05 |
| TSLA | пн ср пт | 107 | 62.6% | ×4.9 | 6 134 | 96.3% | ×8.9 | — | ×50.0 2026-02-23 | ×80.2 2026-08-17 |
| AMD | пн ср пт | 64 | 62.5% | ×5.5 | 685 | 96.9% | ×11.6 | — | ×97.0 2026-09-18 | ×97.0 2026-09-18 |
| AVGO | пн ср пт | 106 | 54.7% | ×4.4 | 343 | 94.3% | ×7.9 | — | ×58.3 2026-05-29 | ×79.3 2026-05-29 |
| GOOGL | пн ср пт | 107 | 53.3% | ×4.1 | 828 | 92.5% | ×7.6 | — | ×54.6 2026-06-26 | ×210.0 2026-08-05 |
| INTC | пн ср пт | 64 | 51.6% | ×4.0 | 764 | 92.2% | ×7.1 | — | ×39.4 2026-05-29 | ×162.0 2026-05-08 |
| QQQ ETF | каждый день | 179 | 48.0% | ×3.8 | 9 847 | 92.7% | ×8.8 | 39.7% · ×3.3 | ×36.7 2026-04-21 | ×115.2 2026-03-09 |
| AAPL | пн ср пт | 109 | 46.8% | ×3.6 | 3 459 | 90.8% | ×7.0 | — | ×30.4 2026-02-27 | ×50.0 2026-02-11 |
| MSTR | пт | 37 | 45.9% | ×3.8 | 826 | 100.0% | ×7.5 | — | ×32.0 2026-06-18 | ×32.0 2026-06-18 |
| AMZN | пн ср пт | 109 | 44.0% | ×3.5 | 2 553 | 85.3% | ×6.3 | — | ×21.5 2026-08-03 | ×45.8 2026-06-05 |
| PLTR | пт | 37 | 43.2% | ×3.9 | 912 | 94.6% | ×7.0 | — | ×18.6 2026-02-27 | ×39.2 2026-10-16 |
| MSFT | пн ср пт | 107 | 42.1% | ×3.8 | 1 476 | 93.5% | ×7.5 | — | ×27.4 2026-05-29 | ×71.4 2026-09-25 |
| COIN | пт | 37 | 40.5% | ×3.5 | 275 | 100.0% | ×6.8 | — | ×33.4 2026-10-09 | ×34.0 2026-10-16 |
| SPY ETF | каждый день | 179 | 40.2% | ×3.5 | 22 892 | 88.8% | ×7.0 | 31.3% · ×2.9 | ×40.3 2026-06-26 | ×113.6 2026-03-09 |
| NVDA | пн ср пт | 106 | 37.7% | ×3.1 | 11 304 | 79.2% | ×7.1 | — | ×68.6 2026-05-29 | ×68.6 2026-05-29 |
| IWM ETF | каждый день | 179 | 31.3% | ×3.2 | 3 534 | 86.0% | ×6.3 | 17.9% · ×2.3 | ×23.6 2026-04-21 | ×56.6 2026-03-19 |
Coverage limit: for each underlying and expiry day this comparison scans at most 40 listed contracts nearest the middle of the stock's daily range, selected from strikes within that range plus 1%. It is not the full option chain.
Where each contract's all-session maximum starts
Share of 0DTE days represented by at least one contract's independently selected all-session maximum whose entry falls in the New York clock block. A smaller second rise from the same contract is not searched separately inside each block. The exact independently recalculated end-of-session probability is in the table above and can therefore differ from the 15:30–16:00 distribution here. Fixed clock blocks do not shift on shortened sessions.
| Underlying | 09:30–10:30 | 10:30–14:00 | 14:00–15:30 | 15:30–16:00 | 16:00–16:15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | 52.4% | 47.6% | 66.7% | 50.8% | — |
| META | 45.8% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 43.0% | — |
| TSLA | 40.2% | 49.5% | 54.2% | 50.5% | — |
| AMD | 46.9% | 50.0% | 65.6% | 46.9% | — |
| AVGO | 45.3% | 52.8% | 54.7% | 35.8% | — |
| GOOGL | 45.8% | 47.7% | 46.7% | 34.6% | — |
| INTC | 45.3% | 39.1% | 45.3% | 34.4% | — |
| QQQ | 31.8% | 48.6% | 48.0% | 53.1% | 10.6% |
| AAPL | 35.8% | 41.3% | 39.4% | 33.9% | — |
| MSTR | 56.8% | 62.2% | 59.5% | 24.3% | — |
| AMZN | 34.9% | 47.7% | 32.1% | 31.2% | — |
| PLTR | 45.9% | 62.2% | 35.1% | 27.0% | — |
| MSFT | 42.1% | 44.9% | 47.7% | 29.9% | — |
| COIN | 67.6% | 54.1% | 59.5% | 27.0% | — |
| SPY | 20.7% | 49.7% | 43.6% | 39.7% | 9.5% |
| NVDA | 28.3% | 34.9% | 37.7% | 22.6% | — |
| IWM | 37.4% | 50.8% | 33.5% | 32.4% | 2.8% |
The largest spikes of the other underlyings · 100
| Date | Contract | Entry | Peak | min | Print → print | Multiple | Volume during the rise | Day volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 Mon | MU PUT 870 | 15:32 | 15:59 | 27 | $0.05 → $9.00 | ×180.0 | 3 953 | 29 401 |
| 2026-09-18 Fri | AMD CALL 555 | 15:30 | 15:57 | 27 | $0.05 → $4.85 | ×97.0 | 1 752 | 24 636 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | SPY CALL 647 | 15:59 | 16:11 | 12 | $0.05 → $4.20 | ×84.0 | 15 372 | 278 704 |
| 2026-02-27 Fri | META CALL 645 | 15:41 | 15:57 | 16 | $0.05 → $4.00 | ×80.0 | 1 450 | 18 055 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | QQQ CALL 575 | 16:03 | 16:11 | 8 | $0.05 → $3.63 | ×72.6 | 6 516 | 112 033 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | NVDA PUT 215 | 15:30 | 15:59 | 29 | $0.05 → $3.43 | ×68.6 | 20 021 | 222 484 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | AVGO CALL 445 | 15:34 | 15:55 | 21 | $0.06 → $3.50 | ×58.3 | 3 269 | 13 193 |
| 2026-06-25 Thu | QQQ CALL 717 | 15:57 | 16:01 | 4 | $0.05 → $2.75 | ×55.0 | 2 709 | 264 050 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | GOOGL PUT 337.5 | 15:33 | 15:53 | 20 | $0.05 → $2.73 | ×54.6 | 1 010 | 29 535 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | SPY CALL 646 | 16:04 | 16:12 | 8 | $0.07 → $3.63 | ×51.9 | 7 909 | 185 805 |
| 2026-02-23 Mon | TSLA CALL 397.5 | 15:50 | 15:59 | 9 | $0.05 → $2.50 | ×50.0 | 4 911 | 78 781 |
| 2026-06-18 Thu | TSLA CALL 400 | 15:31 | 15:54 | 23 | $0.05 → $2.36 | ×47.2 | 31 331 | 218 929 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | IWM CALL 248 | 15:58 | 16:12 | 14 | $0.05 → $2.33 | ×46.6 | 600 | 25 799 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | AVGO PUT 367.5 | 15:50 | 15:59 | 9 | $0.05 → $2.23 | ×44.6 | 202 | 5 872 |
| 2026-02-27 Fri | GOOGL CALL 310 | 15:49 | 15:59 | 10 | $0.05 → $2.18 | ×43.6 | 6 550 | 86 761 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | AMD CALL 515 | 15:33 | 15:59 | 26 | $0.05 → $2.08 | ×41.6 | 1 158 | 12 550 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | SPY PUT 732 | 15:57 | 15:59 | 2 | $0.06 → $2.42 | ×40.3 | 7 639 | 722 586 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | INTC PUT 116 | 15:40 | 15:54 | 14 | $0.05 → $1.97 | ×39.4 | 1 017 | 16 485 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | QQQ CALL 645 | 16:07 | 16:13 | 6 | $0.06 → $2.33 | ×38.8 | 2 902 | 185 306 |
| 2026-04-17 Fri | META CALL 687.5 | 15:32 | 15:42 | 10 | $0.10 → $3.85 | ×38.5 | 1 519 | 52 236 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | SPY CALL 705 | 16:07 | 16:12 | 5 | $0.06 → $2.26 | ×37.7 | 1 847 | 247 537 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | MU CALL 965 | 15:33 | 15:59 | 26 | $0.21 → $7.91 | ×37.7 | 1 433 | 23 394 |
| 2026-05-08 Fri | AMD CALL 452.5 | 15:30 | 15:57 | 27 | $0.10 → $3.75 | ×37.5 | 1 886 | 10 115 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | QQQ PUT 645 | 15:31 | 15:44 | 13 | $0.07 → $2.57 | ×36.7 | 17 024 | 423 742 |
| 2026-06-09 Tue | QQQ CALL 706 | 15:49 | 15:59 | 10 | $0.06 → $2.16 | ×36.0 | 4 381 | 136 385 |
| 2026-09-30 Wed | GOOGL PUT 347.5 | 15:45 | 15:55 | 10 | $0.16 → $5.72 | ×35.8 | 987 | 27 542 |
| 2026-07-27 Mon | MU CALL 900 | 15:50 | 15:59 | 9 | $0.05 → $1.78 | ×35.6 | 2 605 | 63 533 |
| 2026-06-24 Wed | QQQ CALL 718 | 15:57 | 16:13 | 16 | $0.06 → $2.11 | ×35.2 | 1 785 | 164 890 |
| 2026-09-04 Fri | AMD CALL 475 | 15:30 | 15:56 | 26 | $0.10 → $3.46 | ×34.6 | 3 518 | 44 200 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | SPY PUT 705 | 15:31 | 15:43 | 12 | $0.06 → $2.06 | ×34.3 | 41 612 | 782 593 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | QQQ PUT 708 | 15:46 | 15:59 | 13 | $0.07 → $2.39 | ×34.1 | 9 579 | 195 177 |
| 2026-10-09 Fri | COIN PUT 182.5 | 15:54 | 15:59 | 5 | $0.10 → $3.34 | ×33.4 | 55 | 3 751 |
| 2026-06-18 Thu | MSTR CALL 112 | 15:31 | 15:54 | 23 | $0.05 → $1.60 | ×32.0 | 2 369 | 10 436 |
| 2026-06-24 Wed | QQQ CALL 719 | 15:55 | 16:09 | 14 | $0.05 → $1.59 | ×31.8 | 942 | 112 070 |
| 2026-06-05 Fri | SPY PUT 736 | 15:56 | 16:11 | 15 | $0.06 → $1.88 | ×31.3 | 8 089 | 222 975 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | AVGO CALL 447.5 | 15:49 | 15:53 | 4 | $0.06 → $1.86 | ×31.0 | 2 327 | 8 963 |
| 2026-02-27 Fri | AAPL PUT 265 | 15:30 | 15:55 | 25 | $0.05 → $1.52 | ×30.4 | 14 288 | 95 259 |
| 2026-08-07 Fri | MU CALL 880 | 15:56 | 15:58 | 2 | $0.05 → $1.50 | ×30.0 | 918 | 53 698 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | GOOGL PUT 380 | 15:30 | 15:50 | 20 | $0.05 → $1.49 | ×29.8 | 978 | 18 646 |
| 2026-04-06 Mon | META PUT 575 | 15:33 | 15:55 | 22 | $0.08 → $2.32 | ×29.0 | 1 592 | 17 745 |
| 2026-07-31 Fri | AMD PUT 477.5 | 15:33 | 15:59 | 26 | $0.08 → $2.25 | ×28.1 | 592 | 3 249 |
| 2026-06-05 Fri | GOOGL CALL 367.5 | 15:42 | 15:58 | 16 | $0.06 → $1.67 | ×27.8 | 1 047 | 18 562 |
| 2026-08-10 Mon | AMD PUT 472.5 | 15:30 | 15:59 | 29 | $0.12 → $3.34 | ×27.8 | 1 744 | 7 787 |
| 2026-08-19 Wed | TSLA CALL 350 | 15:31 | 15:59 | 28 | $0.05 → $1.39 | ×27.8 | 28 549 | 288 283 |
| 2026-05-29 Fri | MSFT CALL 447.5 | 15:45 | 15:59 | 14 | $0.09 → $2.47 | ×27.4 | 4 746 | 49 620 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | SPY PUT 732 | 15:57 | 16:06 | 9 | $0.06 → $1.62 | ×27.0 | 9 926 | 722 586 |
| 2026-10-02 Fri | TSLA PUT 372.5 | 15:45 | 15:56 | 11 | $0.09 → $2.38 | ×26.4 | 10 710 | 190 619 |
| 2026-07-29 Wed | INTC PUT 83 | 15:30 | 15:59 | 29 | $0.05 → $1.32 | ×26.4 | 1 036 | 14 885 |
| 2026-05-08 Fri | COIN CALL 200 | 15:39 | 15:58 | 19 | $0.05 → $1.31 | ×26.2 | 1 311 | 10 689 |
| 2026-02-06 Fri | TSLA PUT 412.5 | 15:46 | 15:55 | 9 | $0.07 → $1.82 | ×26.0 | 3 419 | 69 483 |
| 2026-07-29 Wed | TSLA PUT 300 | 15:30 | 15:47 | 17 | $0.09 → $2.31 | ×25.7 | 13 350 | 216 702 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | IWM CALL 275 | 16:01 | 16:12 | 11 | $0.05 → $1.28 | ×25.6 | 1 523 | 27 528 |
| 2026-04-13 Mon | SPY CALL 685 | 15:47 | 15:56 | 9 | $0.05 → $1.26 | ×25.2 | 26 097 | 346 564 |
| 2026-07-29 Wed | QQQ PUT 661 | 15:30 | 15:59 | 29 | $0.05 → $1.23 | ×24.6 | 8 922 | 69 968 |
| 2026-07-31 Fri | COIN PUT 148 | 15:32 | 15:59 | 27 | $0.06 → $1.42 | ×23.7 | 187 | 4 155 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | IWM PUT 275 | 15:32 | 15:43 | 11 | $0.05 → $1.18 | ×23.6 | 4 475 | 90 626 |
| 2026-07-29 Wed | AVGO PUT 372.5 | 15:31 | 15:59 | 28 | $0.11 → $2.56 | ×23.3 | 185 | 1 611 |
| 2026-03-20 Fri | AMD CALL 200 | 15:33 | 15:59 | 26 | $0.06 → $1.37 | ×22.8 | 6 897 | 34 014 |
| 2026-07-31 Fri | AAPL CALL 307.5 | 15:32 | 15:58 | 26 | $0.10 → $2.26 | ×22.6 | 25 694 | 106 355 |
| 2026-06-24 Wed | SPY CALL 735 | 15:57 | 16:14 | 17 | $0.07 → $1.56 | ×22.3 | 6 799 | 357 663 |
| 2026-05-15 Fri | AMD PUT 425 | 15:39 | 15:56 | 17 | $0.08 → $1.78 | ×22.2 | 1 231 | 13 520 |
| 2026-02-04 Wed | AAPL PUT 277.5 | 15:50 | 15:59 | 9 | $0.05 → $1.11 | ×22.2 | 1 842 | 20 501 |
| 2026-10-05 Mon | MSFT PUT 527.5 | 15:36 | 15:58 | 22 | $0.17 → $3.77 | ×22.2 | 794 | 16 298 |
| 2026-07-22 Wed | AAPL CALL 325 | 15:30 | 15:55 | 25 | $0.08 → $1.76 | ×22.0 | 22 544 | 159 821 |
| 2026-07-31 Fri | QQQ PUT 688 | 15:56 | 16:02 | 6 | $0.06 → $1.31 | ×21.8 | 5 643 | 272 493 |
| 2026-08-03 Mon | AMZN PUT 285 | 15:51 | 15:57 | 6 | $0.06 → $1.29 | ×21.5 | 651 | 34 331 |
| 2026-05-08 Fri | TSLA CALL 427.5 | 15:53 | 15:59 | 6 | $0.05 → $1.07 | ×21.4 | 5 096 | 190 984 |
| 2026-06-01 Mon | META PUT 600 | 15:32 | 15:54 | 22 | $0.05 → $1.07 | ×21.4 | 2 848 | 17 345 |
| 2026-05-15 Fri | SPY PUT 738 | 15:59 | 16:11 | 12 | $0.05 → $1.06 | ×21.2 | 11 478 | 389 854 |
| 2026-08-14 Fri | AMD CALL 512.5 | 15:44 | 15:59 | 15 | $0.10 → $2.12 | ×21.2 | 2 619 | 15 959 |
| 2026-07-20 Mon | META PUT 647.5 | 15:41 | 15:58 | 17 | $0.10 → $2.10 | ×21.0 | 573 | 10 866 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | AAPL CALL 282.5 | 15:36 | 15:55 | 19 | $0.16 → $3.35 | ×20.9 | 17 998 | 162 329 |
| 2026-06-05 Fri | SPY PUT 737 | 15:56 | 16:12 | 16 | $0.15 → $3.02 | ×20.1 | 5 232 | 243 972 |
| 2026-05-06 Wed | GOOGL CALL 397.5 | 15:31 | 15:55 | 24 | $0.05 → $1.00 | ×20.0 | 1 055 | 38 901 |
| 2026-08-19 Wed | MU CALL 935 | 15:53 | 15:59 | 6 | $0.14 → $2.73 | ×19.5 | 1 170 | 33 359 |
| 2026-05-18 Mon | QQQ CALL 705 | 15:30 | 15:54 | 24 | $0.06 → $1.16 | ×19.3 | 24 846 | 230 912 |
| 2026-07-29 Wed | AMD PUT 430 | 15:30 | 15:59 | 29 | $0.15 → $2.90 | ×19.3 | 1 055 | 14 271 |
| 2026-06-05 Fri | AMD PUT 467.5 | 15:51 | 15:58 | 7 | $0.15 → $2.87 | ×19.1 | 142 | 7 873 |
| 2026-05-15 Fri | QQQ PUT 708 | 15:57 | 16:10 | 13 | $0.10 → $1.90 | ×19.0 | 9 413 | 165 099 |
| 2026-06-09 Tue | SPY CALL 736 | 15:48 | 15:59 | 11 | $0.07 → $1.33 | ×19.0 | 10 896 | 405 156 |
| 2026-10-05 Mon | AMZN PUT 252.5 | 15:47 | 15:57 | 10 | $0.06 → $1.14 | ×19.0 | 3 174 | 51 700 |
| 2026-09-18 Fri | QQQ CALL 720 | 15:31 | 15:57 | 26 | $0.09 → $1.70 | ×18.9 | 63 530 | 337 495 |
| 2026-09-04 Fri | MU CALL 1 010 | 15:30 | 15:58 | 28 | $0.31 → $5.85 | ×18.9 | 12 952 | 74 465 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | QQQ PUT 578 | 16:11 | 16:14 | 3 | $0.09 → $1.69 | ×18.8 | 2 398 | 162 502 |
| 2026-06-22 Mon | QQQ CALL 737 | 15:44 | 15:59 | 15 | $0.08 → $1.50 | ×18.8 | 20 129 | 504 349 |
| 2026-07-24 Fri | META PUT 597.5 | 15:39 | 15:56 | 17 | $0.15 → $2.79 | ×18.6 | 1 299 | 10 748 |
| 2026-02-27 Fri | PLTR CALL 136 | 15:39 | 15:59 | 20 | $0.07 → $1.30 | ×18.6 | 3 842 | 25 813 |
| 2026-08-05 Wed | MSFT PUT 487.5 | 15:46 | 15:59 | 13 | $0.05 → $0.92 | ×18.4 | 3 182 | 35 034 |
| 2026-06-01 Mon | AMZN PUT 262.5 | 15:30 | 15:57 | 27 | $0.07 → $1.28 | ×18.3 | 2 762 | 27 616 |
| 2026-07-31 Fri | QQQ PUT 689 | 15:53 | 15:59 | 6 | $0.07 → $1.26 | ×18.0 | 6 274 | 172 606 |
| 2026-08-21 Fri | MU CALL 970 | 15:53 | 15:55 | 2 | $0.05 → $0.90 | ×18.0 | 818 | 50 693 |
| 2026-04-29 Wed | SPY PUT 709 | 16:08 | 16:14 | 6 | $0.06 → $1.07 | ×17.8 | 1 137 | 265 935 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | AMD CALL 525 | 15:53 | 15:58 | 5 | $0.06 → $1.06 | ×17.7 | 462 | 8 517 |
| 2026-06-25 Thu | SPY CALL 733 | 15:58 | 16:02 | 4 | $0.09 → $1.58 | ×17.6 | 3 839 | 400 951 |
| 2026-04-10 Fri | TSLA CALL 347.5 | 15:30 | 15:59 | 29 | $0.08 → $1.40 | ×17.5 | 21 056 | 207 501 |
| 2026-02-06 Fri | QQQ CALL 610 | 15:36 | 15:51 | 15 | $0.08 → $1.39 | ×17.4 | 27 978 | 200 128 |
| 2026-06-15 Mon | TSLA CALL 410 | 15:52 | 15:59 | 7 | $0.05 → $0.86 | ×17.2 | 6 945 | 277 127 |
| 2026-07-20 Mon | AAPL PUT 327.5 | 15:31 | 15:55 | 24 | $0.05 → $0.85 | ×17.0 | 13 141 | 102 094 |
| 2026-02-06 Fri | AMZN CALL 210 | 15:35 | 15:54 | 19 | $0.08 → $1.35 | ×16.9 | 6 995 | 153 996 |
| 2026-09-02 Wed | TSLA CALL 355 | 15:30 | 15:58 | 28 | $0.12 → $2.01 | ×16.8 | 29 526 | 324 254 |
Snapshot of the other underlyings built 2026-10-17 22:37 UTC · 2026-02-02 — 2026-10-16 · 9826 spikes in this window and threshold over 1697 fully scanned contract-days; 4 incomplete sessions were excluded from every count and probability.
The largest spikes · top 100
Prices per share. Volume is the contract's traded volume in the 30 minutes before the entry and from the entry to the peak, from the vendor's minute aggregates, fetched for the largest spikes only.
| Date | Contract | Entry | Peak | min | Ask → bid | Multiple | ETF at entry → peak | OTM | Size at entry | Volume before / rise | Other contracts of the move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-09 Wed | QQQ CALL 444 | 13:14 | 13:36 | 22 | $0.05 → $12.00 | ×240.0 | $424.33 → $454.84 +7.19% | 4.6% | 447 × 89 | 513 / 1 268 | +13 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | SPY CALL 526 | 13:12 | 13:36 | 24 | $0.05 → $11.43 | ×228.6 | $501.14 → $535.10 +6.78% | 5.0% | 1921 × 279 | 836 / 4 203 | +1 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | QQQ CALL 442 | 13:11 | 13:36 | 25 | $0.06 → $13.64 | ×227.3 | $423.41 → $454.84 +7.42% | 4.4% | 307 × 76 | 1 270 / 1 454 | +21 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | SPY CALL 527 | 13:11 | 13:36 | 25 | $0.05 → $10.78 | ×215.6 | $501.07 → $535.10 +6.79% | 5.2% | 1163 × 1074 | 2 582 / 5 098 | +5 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | SPY CALL 525 | 13:19 | 13:36 | 17 | $0.06 → $12.20 | ×203.3 | $499.93 → $535.10 +7.04% | 5.0% | 34 × 66 | 8 773 / 15 418 | +42 |
| 2025-10-10 Fri | QQQ PUT 605 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 30 | $0.05 → $6.35 | ×127.0 | $612.00 → $599.37 -2.06% | 1.1% | 1019 × 1282 | 4 007 / 32 379 | +26 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | QQQ CALL 450 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 30 | $0.05 → $6.00 | ×120.0 | $424.31 → $452.03 +6.53% | 6.1% | 344 × 116 | 364 / 4 013 | +2 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | IWM CALL 183 | 13:09 | 13:36 | 27 | $0.05 → $5.94 | ×118.8 | $174.38 → $188.98 +8.37% | 4.9% | 21 × 361 | 179 / 1 253 | +2 |
| 2026-03-09 Mon | QQQ CALL 603 | 15:10 | 15:40 | 30 | $0.05 → $5.87 | ×117.4 | $599.72 → $608.95 +1.54% | 0.5% | 105 × 1383 | 3 428 / 17 244 | +1 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | SPY CALL 533 | 13:03 | 13:28 | 25 | $0.05 → $5.77 | ×115.4 | $504.60 → $531.79 +5.39% | 5.6% | 915 × 705 | 551 / 3 565 | — |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | IWM CALL 182 | 13:19 | 13:36 | 17 | $0.06 → $6.85 | ×114.2 | $173.69 → $188.98 +8.80% | 4.8% | 50 × 95 | 570 / 2 003 | +21 |
| 2026-03-09 Mon | SPY CALL 674 | 15:19 | 15:40 | 21 | $0.05 → $5.58 | ×111.6 | $670.79 → $679.66 +1.32% | 0.5% | 1926 × 307 | 7 763 / 17 354 | +3 |
| 2026-03-09 Mon | QQQ CALL 604 | 15:18 | 15:40 | 22 | $0.05 → $4.85 | ×97.0 | $600.47 → $608.95 +1.41% | 0.6% | 521 × 571 | 1 416 / 13 022 | +7 |
| 2025-04-07 Mon | QQQ CALL 446 | 09:48 | 10:18 | 30 | $0.05 → $4.60 | ×92.0 | $407.75 → $442.20 +8.45% | 9.4% | 672 × 3 | 100 / 611 | +45 |
| 2025-03-04 Tue | SPY PUT 579 | 15:25 | 15:53 | 28 | $0.05 → $4.05 | ×81.0 | $585.29 → $574.87 -1.78% | 1.1% | 1267 × 1520 | 7 276 / 27 750 | +8 |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | QQQ CALL 614 | 14:27 | 14:57 | 30 | $0.07 → $5.66 | ×80.9 | $610.92 → $619.73 +1.44% | 0.5% | 623 × 714 | 7 366 / 26 073 | +3 |
| 2026-06-05 Fri | QQQ PUT 705 | 15:52 | 16:13 | 21 | $0.05 → $4.00 | ×80.0 | $709.27 → $700.85 -1.19% | 0.6% | 74 × 107 | 27 391 / 7 402 | +4 |
| 2025-10-10 Fri | SPY PUT 665 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 30 | $0.05 → $3.98 | ×79.6 | $672.88 → $662.41 -1.56% | 1.2% | 1964 × 6789 | 4 049 / 81 400 | +23 |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | QQQ CALL 615 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 30 | $0.05 → $3.95 | ×79.0 | $610.55 → $618.91 +1.37% | 0.7% | 77 × 1418 | 4 955 / 29 870 | — |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | SPY CALL 683 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 30 | $0.06 → $4.70 | ×78.3 | $680.05 → $687.72 +1.13% | 0.4% | 3175 × 2396 | 23 213 / 37 873 | — |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | SPY CALL 647 | 16:03 | 16:12 | 9 | $0.05 → $3.87 | ×77.4 | $644.89 → $651.34 +1.00% | 0.3% | 1221 × 761 | 40 596 / 8 176 | +4 |
| 2025-04-07 Mon | IWM CALL 187 | 09:44 | 10:14 | 30 | $0.05 → $3.82 | ×76.4 | $172.19 → $190.25 +10.49% | 8.6% | 199 × 274 | 144 / 1 815 | +19 |
| 2026-06-09 Tue | QQQ CALL 706 | 15:49 | 16:05 | 16 | $0.05 → $3.65 | ×73.0 | $701.90 → $709.77 +1.12% | 0.6% | 555 × 153 | 17 207 / 5 007 | +5 |
| 2025-04-09 Wed | QQQ CALL 457 | 13:21 | 13:36 | 15 | $0.05 → $3.60 | ×72.0 | $435.51 → $454.84 +4.44% | 4.9% | 0 × 13 | 68 / 347 | +11 |
| 2026-03-09 Mon | IWM CALL 251 | 15:19 | 15:40 | 21 | $0.05 → $3.48 | ×69.6 | $249.77 → $254.52 +1.90% | 0.5% | 396 × 188 | 1 307 / 10 541 | +4 |
| 2024-12-18 Wed | QQQ PUT 519 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 30 | $0.05 → $3.37 | ×67.4 | $524.61 → $515.69 -1.70% | 1.1% | 951 × 86 | 2 511 / 11 856 | +1 |
| 2024-12-18 Wed | QQQ PUT 517 | 15:55 | 16:09 | 14 | $0.06 → $3.95 | ×65.8 | $521.10 → $512.92 -1.57% | 0.8% | 194 × 102 | 7 678 / 2 034 | +1 |
| 2024-05-31 Fri | SPY CALL 524 | 15:35 | 16:05 | 30 | $0.06 → $3.80 | ×63.3 | $522.47 → $527.93 +1.04% | 0.3% | 2884 × 1891 | 54 156 / 37 474 | +3 |
| 2026-06-11 Thu | QQQ CALL 710 | 13:19 | 13:45 | 26 | $0.06 → $3.66 | ×61.0 | $697.77 → $712.00 +2.04% | 1.8% | 600 × 675 | 7 860 / 37 165 | +15 |
| 2025-03-04 Tue | QQQ PUT 497 | 15:24 | 15:53 | 29 | $0.05 → $3.03 | ×60.6 | $503.35 → $493.99 -1.86% | 1.3% | 2118 × 1 | 3 522 / 14 615 | +9 |
| 2024-12-18 Wed | QQQ PUT 520 | 15:22 | 15:45 | 23 | $0.07 → $4.24 | ×60.6 | $524.96 → $515.69 -1.77% | 0.9% | 160 × 108 | 6 647 / 16 928 | +2 |
| 2024-05-01 Wed | QQQ PUT 425 | 15:28 | 15:58 | 30 | $0.05 → $3.00 | ×60.0 | $429.15 → $421.96 -1.68% | 1.0% | 706 × 69 | 9 622 / 16 988 | +8 |
| 2026-06-05 Fri | QQQ PUT 704 | 15:51 | 16:13 | 22 | $0.05 → $2.99 | ×59.8 | $709.08 → $700.85 -1.16% | 0.7% | 86 × 184 | 18 365 / 4 223 | +2 |
| 2025-04-07 Mon | IWM CALL 189 | 09:53 | 10:14 | 21 | $0.05 → $2.98 | ×59.6 | $175.23 → $190.25 +8.57% | 7.9% | 222 × 414 | 395 / 6 566 | — |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | IWM CALL 247 | 14:42 | 15:12 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.86 | ×57.2 | $245.17 → $249.88 +1.92% | 0.7% | 1184 × 533 | 5 656 / 14 548 | — |
| 2025-04-07 Mon | SPY CALL 528 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 30 | $0.08 → $4.39 | ×54.9 | $485.80 → $521.23 +7.29% | 8.7% | 657 × 47 | 695 / 1 062 | +47 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | QQQ CALL 575 | 16:04 | 16:12 | 8 | $0.06 → $3.16 | ×52.7 | $573.33 → $578.80 +0.95% | 0.3% | 71 × 628 | 27 487 / 6 771 | +3 |
| 2025-04-07 Mon | IWM CALL 190 | 09:59 | 10:14 | 15 | $0.05 → $2.60 | ×52.0 | $177.00 → $190.25 +7.49% | 7.3% | 598 × 413 | 849 / 5 133 | — |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | SPY CALL 660 | 14:51 | 15:07 | 16 | $0.06 → $3.12 | ×52.0 | $656.36 → $662.65 +0.96% | 0.6% | 3594 × 1337 | 20 882 / 44 246 | +5 |
| 2026-06-25 Thu | QQQ CALL 717 | 15:51 | 16:02 | 11 | $0.05 → $2.60 | ×52.0 | $713.60 → $719.71 +0.86% | 0.5% | 300 × 312 | 17 831 / 7 615 | +4 |
| 2026-10-08 Thu | QQQ PUT 748 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.60 | ×52.0 | $753.73 → $746.45 -0.97% | 0.8% | 1415 × 1266 | 2 599 / 42 225 | +8 |
| 2026-06-11 Thu | QQQ CALL 712 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.51 | ×50.2 | $699.00 → $712.00 +1.86% | 1.9% | 649 × 385 | 3 462 / 17 777 | +1 |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | IWM CALL 266 | 14:23 | 14:47 | 24 | $0.05 → $2.47 | ×49.4 | $264.66 → $268.49 +1.45% | 0.5% | 464 × 812 | 1 960 / 10 231 | +1 |
| 2024-12-18 Wed | QQQ PUT 515 | 15:53 | 16:06 | 13 | $0.05 → $2.46 | ×49.2 | $520.58 → $512.39 -1.57% | 1.1% | 1148 × 295 | 16 796 / 3 409 | +2 |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | QQQ CALL 593 | 14:43 | 15:07 | 24 | $0.06 → $2.94 | ×49.0 | $589.62 → $595.48 +0.99% | 0.6% | 1297 × 391 | 13 360 / 18 627 | — |
| 2026-06-11 Thu | SPY CALL 735 | 13:21 | 13:45 | 24 | $0.05 → $2.44 | ×48.8 | $725.77 → $736.21 +1.44% | 1.3% | 2245 × 3186 | 18 517 / 65 559 | +11 |
| 2025-10-10 Fri | IWM PUT 243 | 10:38 | 11:03 | 25 | $0.05 → $2.42 | ×48.4 | $246.10 → $241.61 -1.82% | 1.3% | 1513 × 1649 | 9 269 / 7 132 | +1 |
| 2023-12-20 Wed | QQQ PUT 407 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.41 | ×48.2 | $408.85 → $404.59 -1.04% | 0.5% | 7342 × 9497 | 8 827 / 40 061 | — |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | SPY CALL 661 | 14:38 | 15:07 | 29 | $0.05 → $2.41 | ×48.2 | $656.62 → $662.65 +0.92% | 0.7% | 4575 × 4045 | 17 719 / 35 897 | — |
| 2024-12-18 Wed | QQQ PUT 516 | 15:34 | 16:04 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.39 | ×47.8 | $521.05 → $513.63 -1.42% | 1.0% | 1238 × 60 | 504 / 6 013 | +1 |
| 2023-12-20 Wed | SPY PUT 472 | 14:37 | 15:07 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.35 | ×47.0 | $474.15 → $469.67 -0.95% | 0.5% | 3127 × 3093 | 4 704 / 64 971 | +1 |
| 2025-02-28 Fri | SPY CALL 592 | 15:36 | 15:59 | 23 | $0.05 → $2.34 | ×46.8 | $588.05 → $594.38 +1.08% | 0.7% | 1982 × 701 | 11 397 / 30 735 | +6 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | SPY CALL 648 | 15:46 | 16:12 | 26 | $0.05 → $2.34 | ×46.8 | $645.39 → $651.34 +0.92% | 0.4% | 3141 × 1350 | 49 799 / 11 905 | +1 |
| 2025-03-03 Mon | QQQ PUT 498 | 14:43 | 15:13 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.33 | ×46.6 | $505.40 → $496.58 -1.75% | 1.5% | 1660 × 1026 | 1 584 / 17 658 | +10 |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | QQQ CALL 613 | 14:22 | 14:51 | 29 | $0.14 → $6.51 | ×46.5 | $610.58 → $619.60 +1.48% | 0.4% | 224 × 291 | 14 987 / 16 487 | +5 |
| 2024-05-31 Fri | QQQ CALL 449 | 15:32 | 16:02 | 30 | $0.06 → $2.75 | ×45.8 | $447.09 → $451.84 +1.06% | 0.4% | 714 × 564 | 2 982 / 17 372 | +4 |
| 2026-05-15 Fri | QQQ PUT 709 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 30 | $0.06 → $2.73 | ×45.5 | $711.43 → $706.06 -0.76% | 0.3% | 302 × 300 | 20 529 / 16 138 | +4 |
| 2023-12-20 Wed | QQQ PUT 406 | 14:39 | 15:09 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.27 | ×45.4 | $408.11 → $403.77 -1.06% | 0.5% | 5808 × 8183 | 4 027 / 24 483 | — |
| 2023-12-20 Wed | SPY PUT 473 | 14:28 | 14:54 | 26 | $0.05 → $2.25 | ×45.0 | $474.64 → $470.85 -0.80% | 0.3% | 5640 × 9701 | 7 907 / 77 339 | +2 |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | QQQ CALL 594 | 14:38 | 15:07 | 29 | $0.05 → $2.25 | ×45.0 | $589.72 → $595.48 +0.98% | 0.7% | 327 × 9578 | 6 066 / 15 331 | +1 |
| 2026-06-09 Tue | QQQ CALL 707 | 15:41 | 16:05 | 24 | $0.06 → $2.69 | ×44.8 | $701.68 → $709.77 +1.15% | 0.8% | 14 × 80 | 20 338 / 10 041 | +1 |
| 2026-06-11 Thu | IWM CALL 288 | 13:19 | 13:45 | 26 | $0.05 → $2.24 | ×44.8 | $284.39 → $289.94 +1.95% | 1.3% | 215 × 1459 | 4 808 / 11 419 | +4 |
| 2024-04-04 Thu | QQQ PUT 442 | 14:04 | 14:33 | 29 | $0.05 → $2.16 | ×43.2 | $445.10 → $440.06 -1.13% | 0.7% | 1329 × 502 | 1 538 / 40 705 | +4 |
| 2025-05-21 Wed | SPY PUT 585 | 13:05 | 13:31 | 26 | $0.05 → $2.16 | ×43.2 | $591.40 → $584.26 -1.21% | 1.1% | 3591 × 1385 | 7 691 / 68 772 | +5 |
| 2025-07-30 Wed | SPY CALL 635 | 15:44 | 16:14 | 30 | $0.07 → $2.99 | ×42.7 | $631.90 → $638.10 +0.98% | 0.5% | 1320 × 338 | 28 837 / 20 341 | +4 |
| 2026-03-31 Tue | QQQ CALL 576 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.08 | ×41.6 | $566.96 → $574.87 +1.40% | 1.6% | 938 × 1329 | 161 / 5 764 | +10 |
| 2025-07-30 Wed | QQQ CALL 570 | 15:44 | 16:14 | 30 | $0.07 → $2.88 | ×41.1 | $566.04 → $572.89 +1.21% | 0.7% | 819 × 62 | 12 962 / 13 898 | +5 |
| 2024-04-04 Thu | SPY PUT 518 | 14:04 | 14:33 | 29 | $0.05 → $2.05 | ×41.0 | $521.62 → $516.63 -0.96% | 0.7% | 1650 × 4515 | 11 742 / 81 551 | +2 |
| 2026-03-31 Tue | SPY CALL 650 | 12:13 | 12:43 | 30 | $0.05 → $2.05 | ×41.0 | $640.70 → $648.73 +1.25% | 1.5% | 1411 × 3574 | 1 635 / 19 351 | +10 |
| 2025-07-30 Wed | SPY CALL 636 | 15:49 | 16:14 | 25 | $0.05 → $2.04 | ×40.8 | $632.48 → $638.10 +0.89% | 0.6% | 3183 × 2163 | 11 622 / 14 939 | — |
| 2026-10-08 Thu | QQQ PUT 747 | 12:39 | 13:07 | 28 | $0.05 → $2.04 | ×40.8 | $753.32 → $746.45 -0.91% | 0.8% | 1185 × 1269 | 2 941 / 44 163 | +3 |
| 2024-07-25 Thu | QQQ PUT 460 | 15:34 | 16:04 | 30 | $0.07 → $2.83 | ×40.4 | $463.12 → $457.11 -1.30% | 0.7% | 388 × 856 | 6 276 / 14 486 | +6 |
| 2025-10-10 Fri | IWM PUT 244 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 30 | $0.08 → $3.22 | ×40.2 | $246.17 → $240.97 -2.11% | 0.9% | 215 × 1795 | 5 974 / 16 055 | +4 |
| 2026-03-26 Thu | IWM CALL 248 | 15:52 | 16:13 | 21 | $0.05 → $1.94 | ×38.8 | $247.23 → $250.34 +1.26% | 0.3% | 112 × 389 | 11 849 / 2 046 | — |
| 2024-05-31 Fri | QQQ CALL 450 | 15:41 | 16:05 | 24 | $0.05 → $1.93 | ×38.6 | $448.04 → $452.09 +0.90% | 0.4% | 480 × 317 | 7 776 / 98 158 | — |
| 2026-03-31 Tue | IWM CALL 247 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 30 | $0.05 → $1.91 | ×38.2 | $243.41 → $248.27 +2.00% | 1.5% | 1430 × 344 | 753 / 5 956 | +4 |
| 2023-12-20 Wed | IWM PUT 200 | 14:37 | 15:07 | 30 | $0.06 → $2.29 | ×38.2 | $200.93 → $197.71 -1.60% | 0.5% | 30 × 847 | 501 / 10 091 | — |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | IWM CALL 246 | 14:51 | 15:12 | 21 | $0.10 → $3.81 | ×38.1 | $244.94 → $249.88 +2.02% | 0.4% | 269 × 138 | 1 699 / 6 002 | +2 |
| 2025-01-14 Tue | QQQ CALL 504 | 15:40 | 16:08 | 28 | $0.06 → $2.28 | ×38.0 | $502.24 → $506.32 +0.81% | 0.3% | 246 × 135 | 14 803 / 18 623 | +2 |
| 2025-05-07 Wed | QQQ CALL 483 | 15:33 | 15:44 | 11 | $0.06 → $2.28 | ×38.0 | $479.26 → $485.09 +1.22% | 0.8% | 620 × 900 | 14 730 / 6 060 | +5 |
| 2026-06-11 Thu | SPY CALL 736 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 30 | $0.05 → $1.89 | ×37.8 | $726.35 → $736.21 +1.36% | 1.3% | 1189 × 2402 | 16 077 / 38 987 | — |
| 2025-05-21 Wed | SPY PUT 587 | 13:08 | 13:31 | 23 | $0.09 → $3.40 | ×37.8 | $591.48 → $584.26 -1.22% | 0.8% | 1211 × 822 | 4 847 / 60 168 | +1 |
| 2026-06-24 Wed | QQQ CALL 717 | 15:43 | 16:09 | 26 | $0.07 → $2.63 | ×37.6 | $706.96 → $719.18 +1.73% | 1.4% | 231 × 101 | 2 446 / 7 422 | +15 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | QQQ CALL 645 | 16:08 | 16:13 | 5 | $0.06 → $2.24 | ×37.3 | $643.41 → $647.30 +0.60% | 0.2% | 86 × 65 | 19 289 / 2 896 | +2 |
| 2025-10-14 Tue | QQQ PUT 599 | 15:26 | 15:46 | 20 | $0.06 → $2.23 | ×37.2 | $602.11 → $596.84 -0.88% | 0.5% | 1234 × 908 | 2 030 / 11 145 | +4 |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | SPY CALL 684 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 30 | $0.05 → $1.84 | ×36.8 | $680.53 → $685.43 +0.72% | 0.5% | 873 × 4946 | 17 806 / 34 151 | — |
| 2026-01-21 Wed | SPY CALL 682 | 14:22 | 14:51 | 29 | $0.17 → $6.24 | ×36.7 | $680.19 → $688.30 +1.19% | 0.3% | 277 × 1025 | 24 845 / 31 091 | +4 |
| 2025-01-30 Thu | IWM PUT 229 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 30 | $0.05 → $1.80 | ×36.0 | $229.67 → $227.13 -1.11% | 0.3% | 575 × 500 | 2 735 / 5 582 | — |
| 2026-03-19 Thu | SPY CALL 662 | 14:58 | 15:07 | 9 | $0.05 → $1.80 | ×36.0 | $657.93 → $662.65 +0.72% | 0.6% | 3827 × 2244 | 1 597 / 24 115 | +3 |
| 2024-05-31 Fri | SPY CALL 525 | 15:44 | 16:05 | 21 | $0.08 → $2.87 | ×35.9 | $523.63 → $527.93 +0.82% | 0.3% | 2409 × 1932 | 28 663 / 41 863 | — |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | QQQ PUT 645 | 15:32 | 15:45 | 13 | $0.07 → $2.48 | ×35.4 | $647.77 → $642.75 -0.78% | 0.4% | 1068 × 683 | 23 453 / 17 498 | +4 |
| 2025-03-03 Mon | SPY PUT 583 | 14:44 | 15:13 | 29 | $0.05 → $1.77 | ×35.4 | $589.88 → $582.35 -1.28% | 1.2% | 2222 × 1056 | 4 351 / 53 480 | +9 |
| 2026-03-31 Tue | QQQ CALL 577 | 12:25 | 12:43 | 18 | $0.05 → $1.76 | ×35.2 | $568.64 → $574.87 +1.10% | 1.5% | 1645 × 1301 | 108 / 3 310 | — |
| 2023-03-22 Wed | SPY PUT 394 | 15:30 | 16:00 | 30 | $0.05 → $1.74 | ×34.8 | $398.95 → $392.14 -1.71% | 1.2% | 4966 × 652 | 14 823 / 35 377 | +6 |
| 2026-04-21 Tue | QQQ PUT 644 | 15:25 | 15:45 | 20 | $0.05 → $1.74 | ×34.8 | $647.40 → $642.75 -0.72% | 0.5% | 886 × 814 | 13 126 / 12 344 | — |
| 2024-07-12 Fri | QQQ PUT 496 | 15:26 | 15:51 | 25 | $0.05 → $1.72 | ×34.4 | $498.08 → $494.26 -0.77% | 0.4% | 704 × 750 | 1 607 / 19 712 | +3 |
| 2026-06-25 Thu | QQQ CALL 718 | 15:40 | 16:02 | 22 | $0.05 → $1.72 | ×34.4 | $713.71 → $719.71 +0.84% | 0.6% | 247 × 227 | 12 332 / 6 963 | +1 |
| 2026-06-26 Fri | QQQ PUT 708 | 15:47 | 16:07 | 20 | $0.07 → $2.40 | ×34.3 | $711.72 → $705.57 -0.86% | 0.5% | 285 × 113 | — | +6 |
| 2026-03-31 Tue | SPY CALL 651 | 12:25 | 12:43 | 18 | $0.05 → $1.71 | ×34.2 | $642.45 → $648.73 +0.98% | 1.3% | 2386 × 2814 | 603 / 7 649 | — |
| 2024-05-01 Wed | SPY PUT 503 | 15:28 | 15:58 | 30 | $0.07 → $2.37 | ×33.9 | $507.12 → $500.55 -1.30% | 0.8% | 1 × 1028 | 15 332 / 35 133 | +6 |
By weekday
| Day | Sessions with a spike | Share | Spikes | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 520 / 648 | 80.2% | 2645 | ×5.5 |
| Tue | 449 / 561 | 80.0% | 2648 | ×5.5 |
| Wed | 589 / 714 | 82.5% | 3439 | ×5.6 |
| Thu | 433 / 526 | 82.3% | 2913 | ×5.8 |
| Fri | 535 / 699 | 76.5% | 3245 | ×5.3 |
By distance from the price
| At entry | Spikes | Share | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITM | 383 | 2.6% | ×4.5 | ×14.0 |
| 0–0.25% OTM | 2493 | 16.7% | ×5.4 | ×61.6 |
| 0.25–0.5% OTM | 2652 | 17.8% | ×5.5 | ×111.6 |
| 0.5–1% OTM | 4267 | 28.7% | ×5.5 | ×117.4 |
| > 1% OTM | 5094 | 34.2% | ×5.8 | ×240.0 |
By entry price
| Ask paid | Spikes | Share | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < $0.05 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — |
| $0.05–0.10 | 5822 | 39.1% | ×6.0 | ×240.0 |
| $0.10–0.25 | 4903 | 32.9% | ×5.6 | ×153.9 |
| $0.25–0.50 | 2408 | 16.2% | ×5.1 | ×79.2 |
| $0.50–1.00 | 1192 | 8.0% | ×4.9 | ×42.6 |
| ≥ $1.00 | 565 | 3.8% | ×4.8 | ×24.3 |
How fast
| Entry to peak | Spikes | Share | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 min | 55 | 0.4% | ×5.0 | ×15.6 |
| 3–5 min | 235 | 1.6% | ×5.1 | ×37.3 |
| 6–10 min | 724 | 4.9% | ×5.3 | ×77.4 |
| 11–20 min | 2860 | 19.2% | ×5.4 | ×203.3 |
| 21–60 min | 11016 | 74.0% | ×5.6 | ×240.0 |
Volume known for 835 spikes: median 4 955 contracts in the 30 minutes before the entry and 12 857 during the rise; 0.2% started from no trades at all in the previous half hour.
Method, sources and limits
Source: the verified minute NBBO archive of the daily Call + Put tests, QQQ, SPY and IWM, same-day expiries, 09:30–16:15 New York. For every contract, session, window (5, 15, 30, 60 minutes) and offered entry floor ($0.03/$0.05/$0.10/$0.25), the scan independently finds the largest ratio of a later minute's bid to an eligible earlier ask. Only rises of 200% or more are stored, the page filters from there. The entry minute's bid and ask sizes are shown as quoted; the calculation assumes the trade at the quoted prices. Contracts far from the price are not in the archive, so the tail of cheap lottery contracts is outside coverage.
Volume comes from the vendor's minute aggregates of the contract on that day, requested for the largest spikes only and cached. Snapshot built 2026-10-17 22:25 UTC · 2022-03-07 — 2026-10-16.