Basic Materials Sector
Market Tracker
Represents the strikes that had the highest premium of whale flow (on the ASK side) over the past 5 trading days.
Represents the strikes that had the highest premium of whale flow (on the BID side) over the past 5 trading days.
Total Open Interest of Calls & Puts across all strikes and expirations over the past 16 trading days.
| Expires | Type | Strike | OI | Change | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/16/2026 | CALL | $160.00 | 2,368 | +990 | +71.84% |
| 01/16/2026 | PUT | $140.00 | 1,394 | +207 | +17.44% |
| 01/16/2026 | PUT | $145.00 | 890 | +173 | +24.13% |
| 01/16/2026 | PUT | $160.00 | 408 | +64 | +18.60% |
| 01/16/2026 | CALL | $165.00 | 2,218 | +44 | +2.02% |
| 01/16/2026 | CALL | $170.00 | 965 | +41 | +4.44% |
| 01/16/2026 | CALL | $210.00 | 2,630 | -2 | -0.08% |
| 01/16/2026 | PUT | $115.00 | 736 | -2 | -0.27% |
| 06/17/2027 | CALL | $165.00 | 21 | -3 | -12.50% |
| 06/18/2026 | PUT | $100.00 | 136 | -4 | -2.86% |
| 03/20/2026 | PUT | $145.00 | 240 | -7 | -2.83% |
| 01/16/2026 | CALL | $150.00 | 2,674 | -11 | -0.41% |
Contracts with largest changes in open interest from the previous trading day to the current/most recent.
| Name | Pct Held | Shares | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.10% | 7.8M | 1.32B |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 2.37% | 5.97M | 1.01B |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.35% | 5.93M | 1.01B |
| Fidelity Contrafund Inc | 1.34% | 3.37M | 571M |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.12% | 2.81M | 477.18M |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.09% | 2.74M | 464.75M |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.91% | 2.29M | 388.5M |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund | 0.90% | 2.28M | 386.05M |
| Vanguard Index-Value Index Fund | 0.88% | 2.22M | 376.21M |
| Washington Mutual Investors Fund | 0.79% | 2M | 339.34M |
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