Unusual Options Activity

VanEck Gold Miners ETF

GDXAMEX · USD

87.60USD+1.85 (+2.16%)

VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) Unusual Options Activity Today

GDX's highest volume power reading is 1,208.70%, on the $85 PUT expiring Nov 9, 2026. This strike traded 278 contracts against just 23 in open interest. On the call side, the highest reading is the $87 CALL expiring Nov 9, 2026 at 2,237.29%, with 1,320 contracts traded against 59 open, as of Nov 5, 2026.

Checking GDX unusual options activity helps you spot when traders are making outsized bets on VanEck Gold Miners ETF before the broader market catches on. Unusual activity flags contracts trading at multiples of their average daily volume, often signaling informed money positioning ahead of a catalyst. Use our scanner to monitor GDX unusual options activity today and surface the prints that deserve a second look.

Unusual options flow typically means volume vastly exceeds open interest at a given strike, or total contract volume on a name spikes well above its norm. Watching GDX unusual options flow today can reveal large block trades, sweeps across exchanges, and aggressive directional bets. Tracking GDX unusual options volume across calls and puts helps you separate hedging from genuinely speculative positioning, especially valuable around earnings, product launches, and macro events.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index (MVGDXTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry.

Expiration

2026-11-09

Calls


87.00	0.95	1.55	1.25	52%	1,320	59	2,237.29%
88.00	0.75	1.10	0.93	52%	109	23	473.91%
85.00	1.95	2.54	2.25	53%	483	223	216.59%
91.00	0.16	0.39	0.28	51%	3	2	150.00%
89.00	0.46	0.84	0.65	52%	18	13	138.46%

Puts


85.00	1.13	1.71	1.42	52%	278	23	1,208.70%
84.00	0.72	1.16	0.94	49%	430	73	589.04%
79.00	0.12	0.22	0.17	58%	261	47	555.32%
82.00	0.32	0.70	0.51	53%	74	43	172.09%
86.00	1.50	2.14	1.82	49%	144	131	109.92%

As of Nov 5, 2026

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