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Market Recap: July 9, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Stocks NBBO update count: July 9 vs July 8, with named-ticker updates (millions)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×8383.44 Premarket path, 4:00-9:29 am ET: last premarket print vs Wednesday's close, and the open that followedtable · 2026-07-26 · 6×8 Options NBBO tape: total updates vs the stock tape, plus the SPY root slicescalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×36.9 Options tape: prints, contracts, call %, 0DTE share vs Wednesday, top contractsscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×229.99 Named catalysts on file: news articles and SEC filings per name, Wednesday's close through Thursday'stable · 2026-07-26 · 9×5 Receipts: July 9 green/red counts across the fourteen names, and NVDA's two-day turnscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×612 Fourteen chip names: gap at the open vs the rest of the day, July 9table · 2026-07-26 · 14×8 Liquid-tape breadth: July 9 advancer share vs July 8, $1M-traded filterscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×84,263
Market Recap: July 8, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Shares per 30-minute ET bucket, regular hours, with % of the day's biggest bucketseries · 2026-07-26 · 13×3Preview: a 13-point series, roughly flat. Top 6 by dollars traded, top 4 by shares traded: July 8 regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 10×6 Session verification: first/last SPY bar ET, regular-bar count, holiday receipts, next closurescalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×8919 SPY / QQQ / NVDA / TSLA / MU / SNDK / AVGO: RTH median quoted spread in basis pointsranking · 2026-07-26 · 7×2Preview: 7 ranked values, smallest first. Ex-divs, splits, SEC filings, news attentionscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×1381 Treasury yields: July 8 vs July 7, populated maturities + 2s10sranking · 2026-07-26 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. SPY / QQQ day move in trailing context (close-over-close, ~22 sessions)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×70.25 SPY's RTH average quoted spread in trailing-month contextscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×72.202 SPY / QQQ / DIA / IWM: July 8 vs the July 7 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 Rotation check: eight names, defensives, mega-caps, biotechtable · 2026-07-26 · 8×8 Stocks NBBO update count: July 8 vs July 7, with named-ticker updates (millions)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×8530.55 Options NBBO tape: total updates vs the stock tape, plus the SPY root slicescalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×39.62 Options tape: prints, contracts, call %, 0DTE share vs Tuesday, top contractscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×1410.44 Receipts: July 8 and July 7 green/red counts across the same fourteen namesscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×612 Fourteen chip names: prior close, day close, day range, dollar volume, low/high minute ETtable · 2026-07-26 · 14×10 Liquid-tape breadth: July 8 advancer share vs July 7, $1M-traded filterscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×81,821
Market Recap: July 7, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Volume leaders two ways: top 6 by dollars traded, top 4 by shares traded (one reused-symbol listing excluded pending entity verification)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×5 SPY's option quotes on July 7: the whole root, and the near-the-money same-day touch through the air pocket against a midday controlscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×13327.55 Session check: SPY's observed minute-bar span, the holiday table, and the next closure on the calendarscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×8902 The touch through the air pocket: median quoted spread and quote rate, 10:36–10:48 ET vs a midday control (12 minutes each)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×9 One row for the whole options day: volume, call share, 0DTE, and the two contracts that bracketed SPY's closescalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×2410.6 July 7's corporate calendar and information flow, in one rowscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×1580 The treasury curve: July 7 vs the July 6 print (populated maturities only)ranking · 2026-07-26 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. QQQ and SPY: July 7 ranked against the trailing month of sessions (rank 1 = biggest absolute move)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×7-1.82 SPY's update-weighted average quoted spread: July 7 ranked against the trailing month (rank 1 = tightest)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×71.809 SPY / QQQ / DIA / IWM: July 7 vs the July 6 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 What rose while chips fell: and the day's loudest single printtable · 2026-07-26 · 8×8 The whole equity NBBO stream: July 7 vs July 6 update countsscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×5492.76 The options NBBO stream: July 7 against July 6, and against the same session's equity quotesscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×68.69B The chip complex on July 7: change vs Monday's close, range timing, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 14×10 Advancers vs decliners among tickers with at least $1M traded on July 7scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×72,091
Market Recap: July 6, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Shares traded per 30-minute bucket, regular hours (billions)series · 2026-07-26 · 13×3Preview: a 13-point series, roughly flat. Volume leaders two ways: top 6 by dollars traded, top 4 by shares traded (one reused-symbol listing excluded pending entity verification)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×5 Session check: SPY's observed minute-bar span, the July 3 closure, and the next one on the calendarscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×8917 The eleven sector ETFs: July 6 vs the July 2 close, split into gap and intradaytable · 2026-07-26 · 11×6 The touch at the gap open: median quoted spread and quote rate, 9:30–9:42 ET vs a midday control (12 minutes each)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×9 One row for the whole options day: volume, call share, and the Monday same-day expiryscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×1610.53 Every split executed July 6, with its unadjusted close before and after (splits with no regular-session tape on both sides are dropped)table · 2026-07-26 · 12×7 The treasury curve: July 6 vs the July 2 print (populated maturities only)ranking · 2026-07-26 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. SPY's open-to-close move ranked against the trailing month of sessions (rank 1 = biggest absolute move)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×40.34 SPY's update-weighted average quoted spread: July 6 ranked against the trailing month (rank 1 = tightest)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×71.815 SPY / QQQ / DIA / IWM: July 6 vs the July 2 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 The whole equity NBBO stream: July 6 vs the July 2 session, and where Monday's quotes clusteredscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×6391.96 The memory and storage names: change vs Thursday's close, range timing, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 Megacap rotation: change vs Thursday's close, range timing, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 July 6's corporate calendar and information flow, in one row (including the reverse-split wall behind a screener trap)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×12119 Advancers vs decliners among tickers with at least $1M traded on July 6scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×73,861
Market Recap: July 2, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Volume leaders two ways: top 6 by dollars traded, top 4 by shares traded (one reused-symbol listing excluded pending entity verification)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×6 Session check: SPY's observed minute-bar span, and the July 3 closure on the tapescalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×6886 Median quoted spread in basis points, regular hours: index ETFs, megacaps, and the memory namestable · 2026-07-26 · 8×6 One row for the whole options day: volume, same-day expiry, the holiday-shifted week, and the July monthlyscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×1913.15 After the holiday: the next session, its ex-dividends and splits, the next scheduled closure, and the short-interest lagscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×9390 The session's curve print: July 2 vs July 1 (populated maturities only)ranking · 2026-07-26 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. The receipt: the July 2 treasury print is on filescalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×21 SPY and QQQ ranked against the trailing month of sessions (rank 1 = biggest absolute move)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×7-0.35 Was liquidity unusual? SPY's regular-hours median spread vs the trailing month of sessionsscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×60.27 The eleven SPDR sector ETFs: July 2 close vs July 1 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 11×6 SPY / QQQ / DIA / IWM: July 2 vs the July 1 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 4×8 Stocks NBBO update count: July 2 vs July 1, with named-ticker updates (millions)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×6597.22 The memory and storage names: change vs Wednesday's close, range timing, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 Megacap rotation: change vs Wednesday's close, range timing, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 July 2's corporate calendar and information flow, in one row (including the eight splits behind one fake screener move)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×20322 Advancers vs decliners among tickers with at least $1M traded on July 2scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×113,398
Market Recap: July 1, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Volume leaders two ways: top 6 by dollars traded, top 4 by shares traded (one reused-symbol listing excluded pending entity verification)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×6 Session check: SPY's observed minute-bar spanscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×6893 One row for the whole options day: volume, same-day expiry, put/call skew, and the busiest contractscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×2111.22 The day's last twelve news articles tagging MU, SNDK, STX, WDC or META (one licensed feed)table · 2026-07-26 · 12×4 The biggest names going ex-dividend on July 1, ranked by the day's dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 8×7 July 1's corporate calendar and information flow, in one rowscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×14746 The volatility complex on July 1: VIX-futures ETFs vs Tuesday's close, with SPY as the anchortable · 2026-07-26 · 5×5 The Treasury curve, July 1 close vs June 30 (populated maturities only)ranking · 2026-07-26 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. SPY's open-to-close move ranked against the trailing month of sessions (rank 1 = biggest absolute move)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×40.09 The memory complex and the megacaps: change vs Tuesday's close, range timing, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 8×9 The eleven S&P sector ETFs on July 1, best to worst vs Tuesday's closetable · 2026-07-26 · 11×7 SPY / QQQ / DIA / IWM: July 1 vs the June 30 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 4×8 Every quarter-opening session since 2004: SPY's open-to-close move, with July 1 ranked inside itscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×991 Advancers, decliners, and new quarterly highs vs lows among tickers with at least $1M traded on July 1scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×122,928
Market Recap: June 30, 2026, The Day in Numbers
Volume leaders two ways: top 6 by dollars traded, top 4 by shares traded (one reused-symbol listing excluded pending entity verification)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×6 Session check: SPY's observed minute-bar spanscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×5860 The six busiest option contracts of June 30, by contracts tradedseries · 2026-07-26 · 6×7Preview: a 6-point series, ending lower. One row for the whole options day: volume, same-day expiry, SPY's put/call skew by moneyness, the holiday-shifted weekscalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×2010.06 The news feed on June 30: article count and the day's last headline for each name in this recapseries · 2026-07-26 · 7×5Preview: a 7-point series, ending lower. The Treasury curve, June 30 close vs June 29 (populated maturities only)ranking · 2026-07-26 · 8×3Preview: 8 ranked values, largest first. SPY's open-to-close move ranked against the trailing month of sessions (rank 1 = biggest absolute move)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×40.68 The semiconductor and storage names: change vs Monday's close, range, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 6×10 The ten S&P sector funds on June 30: change vs Monday's close, and how far each sat behind the leadertable · 2026-07-26 · 10×7 SPY / QQQ / DIA / IWM: June 30 vs the June 29 close, regular hourstable · 2026-07-26 · 4×8 Q2 2026 end to end: each index ETF from the April 1 open to the June 30 close, regular hoursseries · 2026-07-26 · 4×7Preview: a 4-point series, ending lower. Top 5 gainers and top 5 decliners among names with $10M+ traded on June 30 (one reused-symbol listing excluded)table · 2026-07-26 · 10×8 Crypto-adjacent financials: change vs Monday's close, range, and dollar volumetable · 2026-07-26 · 4×10 June 30's corporate calendar and information flow, in one row (the filing-index gap on display)scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×12704 Advancers vs decliners among tickers with at least $1M traded on June 30scalar · 2026-07-26 · 1×93,349
Market-wide options volume by session, with monthly expirations labelled

Market-wide options volume by session, with monthly expirations labelled

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Market-wide options volume by session, with monthly expirations labelled — 25 rows by 5 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
sessioncontracts_msession_typemonthly_expiry_msession_id
Sep 163.3ordinary76.120260901
Sep 259.9ordinary76.120260902
Sep 372ordinary76.120260903
Sep 471.2ordinary76.120260904
Sep 861.6ordinary76.120260908
Sep 961.9ordinary76.120260909
Sep 1064.3ordinary76.120260910
Sep 1168.3ordinary76.120260911
Sep 1467.5ordinary76.120260914
Sep 1556.6ordinary76.120260915
Sep 1665.4ordinary76.120260916
Sep 1768.2ordinary76.120260917
Sep 1876.1monthly expiration76.120260918
Sep 2180.3ordinary76.120260921
Sep 2263.6ordinary76.120260922
Sep 2369ordinary76.120260923
Sep 2467.3ordinary76.120260924
Sep 2572.6ordinary76.120260925
Sep 2866.6ordinary76.120260928
Sep 2958.6ordinary76.120260929
Sep 3061.8ordinary76.120260930
Oct 169.9ordinary76.120261001
Oct 278.7ordinary76.120261002
Oct 569.4ordinary76.120261005
Oct 663.1ordinary76.120261006
the exact SQL behind every number
WITH tape AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d,
           sum(toFloat64(volume)) AS vol
    FROM global_markets.options_minute_aggs
    WHERE window_start >= toDateTime(today() - 45, 'America/New_York')
    GROUP BY d
),
ranked AS (
    SELECT d, vol, row_number() OVER (ORDER BY d DESC) AS raw_rn
    FROM tape
),
cal AS (
    SELECT d, vol, rn, sum(if(rn BETWEEN 2 AND 21, 1, 0)) OVER () AS baseline_sessions
    FROM (
        SELECT d, vol, row_number() OVER (ORDER BY d DESC) AS rn
        FROM ranked
        WHERE vol >= 0.75 * (SELECT quantileExact(0.5)(vol) FROM ranked WHERE raw_rn > 1)
    )
),
w AS (
    SELECT d, vol,
           toStartOfMonth(d) + toIntervalDay(((5 - toDayOfWeek(toStartOfMonth(d)) + 7) % 7) + 14) AS third_friday
    FROM cal
    WHERE rn <= 25
),
marked AS (
    SELECT d, vol,
           (d = max(if(d <= third_friday, d, toDate('1970-01-01'))) OVER (PARTITION BY toStartOfMonth(d)))
             AND (third_friday <= max(d) OVER ()) AS is_expiry
    FROM w
),
latest AS (
    SELECT d, vol, is_expiry,
           max(if(is_expiry, d, toDate('1970-01-01'))) OVER () AS last_expiry_d
    FROM marked
)
SELECT formatDateTime(d, '%b %e') AS session,
       round(vol / 1e6, 1) AS contracts_m,
       multiIf(is_expiry, 'monthly expiration', 'ordinary') AS session_type,
       round(max(if(d = last_expiry_d, vol, 0)) OVER () / 1e6, 1) AS monthly_expiry_m,
       toYYYYMMDD(d) AS session_id
FROM latest
ORDER BY d ASC
$