One row for the whole options day: volume, call share, 0DTE, and the two contracts that bracketed SPY's close
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-07-26, from Market Recap: July 7, 2026, The Day in Numbers.
option prints m
10.6
contracts m
61.13
call pct of volume
55.6
same day expiry pct
31.2
same day contracts m
19.08
spy contracts m
12.48
qqq contracts m
8.36
intc contracts m
0.69
top contract underlying
SPY
top contract strike
749
top contract type
C
top contract is call
1
top contract volume
873,438
top contract avg price
0.647
top strike minus spy close
1.34
second contract underlying
SPY
second contract strike
747
second contract type
P
second contract is put
1
second contract volume
785,834
second contract avg price
0.88
spy close minus second strike
0.66
both top contracts same day
2
spy close
747.66
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
option_prints_m |
number | every row is 10.6 | |
contracts_m |
number | every row is 61.13 | count |
call_pct_of_volume |
number | every row is 55.6 | percent |
same_day_expiry_pct |
number | every row is 31.2 | percent |
same_day_contracts_m |
number | every row is 19.08 | count |
spy_contracts_m |
number | every row is 12.48 | count |
qqq_contracts_m |
number | every row is 8.36 | count |
intc_contracts_m |
number | every row is 0.69 | count |
top_contract_underlying |
text | 1 distinct value (SPY) | |
top_contract_strike |
number | every row is 749 | US dollars |
top_contract_type |
text | 1 distinct value (C) | |
top_contract_is_call |
number | every row is 1 | |
top_contract_volume |
number | every row is 873,438 | count |
top_contract_avg_price |
number | every row is 0.647 | US dollars |
top_strike_minus_spy_close |
number | every row is 1.34 | US dollars |
second_contract_underlying |
text | 1 distinct value (SPY) | |
second_contract_strike |
number | every row is 747 | US dollars |
second_contract_type |
text | 1 distinct value (P) | |
second_contract_is_put |
number | every row is 1 | |
second_contract_volume |
number | every row is 785,834 | count |
second_contract_avg_price |
number | every row is 0.88 | US dollars |
spy_close_minus_second_strike |
number | every row is 0.66 | US dollars |
both_top_contracts_same_day |
number | every row is 2 | count |
spy_close |
number | every row is 747.66 | US dollars |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH
(
SELECT (groupArray(und), groupArray(strike), groupArray(typ), groupArray(vol), groupArray(avg_px), groupArray(is_0dte))
FROM (
SELECT any(underlying_symbol) AS und, any(toFloat64(strike_price)) AS strike, any(option_type) AS typ,
sum(size) AS vol, round(avg(toFloat64(price)), 3) AS avg_px,
if(substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 14, 6) = '260707', 1, 0) AS is_0dte
FROM global_markets.options_trades
WHERE sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-07 00:00:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-08 00:00:00'
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY vol DESC
LIMIT 2
)
) AS top2,
(
SELECT round(toFloat64(argMax(close, window_start)), 2)
FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
WHERE ticker = 'SPY' AND window_start >= '2026-07-07 13:30:00' AND window_start < '2026-07-07 20:00:00'
) AS spy_regular_close
SELECT
round(count() / 1e6, 2) AS option_prints_m,
round(toFloat64(sum(size)) / 1e6, 2) AS contracts_m,
round(100.0 * sumIf(size, option_type = 'C') / sum(size), 1) AS call_pct_of_volume,
round(100.0 * sumIf(size, substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 14, 6) = '260707') / sum(size), 1) AS same_day_expiry_pct,
round(toFloat64(sumIf(size, substring(ticker, length(ticker) - 14, 6) = '260707')) / 1e6, 2) AS same_day_contracts_m,
round(toFloat64(sumIf(size, underlying_symbol = 'SPY')) / 1e6, 2) AS spy_contracts_m,
round(toFloat64(sumIf(size, underlying_symbol = 'QQQ')) / 1e6, 2) AS qqq_contracts_m,
round(toFloat64(sumIf(size, underlying_symbol = 'INTC')) / 1e6, 2) AS intc_contracts_m,
top2.1[1] AS top_contract_underlying,
top2.2[1] AS top_contract_strike,
top2.3[1] AS top_contract_type,
if(top2.3[1] = 'C', 1, 0) AS top_contract_is_call,
top2.4[1] AS top_contract_volume,
top2.5[1] AS top_contract_avg_price,
round(top2.2[1] - spy_regular_close, 2) AS top_strike_minus_spy_close,
top2.1[2] AS second_contract_underlying,
top2.2[2] AS second_contract_strike,
top2.3[2] AS second_contract_type,
if(top2.3[2] = 'P', 1, 0) AS second_contract_is_put,
top2.4[2] AS second_contract_volume,
top2.5[2] AS second_contract_avg_price,
round(spy_regular_close - top2.2[2], 2) AS spy_close_minus_second_strike,
top2.6[1] + top2.6[2] AS both_top_contracts_same_day,
spy_regular_close AS spy_close
FROM global_markets.options_trades
WHERE sip_timestamp >= '2026-07-07 00:00:00' AND sip_timestamp < '2026-07-08 00:00:00'
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