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CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (VIX) Unusual Options Activity Today

VIX options volume power reached 12x on the previous trading day. The highest reading was on the $200 PUT expiring 2027-01-20.

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Checking VIX unusual options activity helps you spot when traders are making outsized bets on CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index before the broader market catches on. CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index's unusual options activity flags contracts trading at multiples of their average daily volume, often signaling that informed money is positioning ahead of a catalyst. Use our scanner to monitor VIX unusual options activity today and surface the prints that deserve a second look.

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

Catalysts rarely arrive without a footprint, and VIX unusual options activity is often where that footprint shows up first. Our scanner tracks CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index's unusual options flow in real time, ranks prints by volume-to-open-interest, premium spent, and aggressor side, and separates real conviction from noise. Whether you're looking at VIX unusual options volume on the call side or chasing put sweeps, CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index's unusual options flow today is one click away, so put it on your radar before the headlines hit.

2026-10-21
Calls
11.506.056.406.23254%409741.24%
13.504.054.404.23183%2021,07118.86%
10.507.057.357.20285%31717.65%
18.001.291.341.32125%11,31770,99315.94%
20.000.961.010.99137%57,796427,07813.53%
Puts
65.0047.1547.2547.20154%52250.00%
85.0066.8567.3567.1096%135135100.00%
120.00101.75102.25102.00148%136136100.00%
150.00131.65132.20131.93109%11100.00%
180.00161.60162.10161.85128%11100.00%

As of September 28, 2026

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