SQ Open Interest Trends

View detailed open interest values for SQ listed options, including Technical Analysis on whether the changes represent a long or short trend for the option. Also, you can view the changes in open interest for each option over the last 5 days by selecting the 5-Day Trends by Option tab, or view the historical daily open interest for up to the last year on the Historical tab.

▲ Close

Technical Analysis·5-Day Trends by Option·Churn·Historical

SQ Open Interest: The option open interest in SQ climbed 1.6% to 694,770 contracts. The current open interest is below its 52-week average of 910,198 contracts. Currently, the OI percentile rank is 3.2%. So, SQ had a higher OI 96.8% of the days in the last year.This indicates that there is not as much demand to trade and carry option positions in SQ. The most notable increase was in the 17-May-24 expiration which added +2,789 contracts.
SQ Call Open Interest: The open interest in SQ call options increased by 1.4% to 397,499 contracts. However, call open interest is down -14.7% in the last 5 days. Compared to its 52-week average of 554,831 contracts, the current call open interest for SQ is weaker than usual.
SQ Put Open Interest: The open interest in SQ put options has grown by 1.9% to 297,271 contracts. However, put open interest has fallen -15.0% in the last 5 days. Compared to its 52-week average of 355,367 contracts, the current put open interest for SQ is lower than usual.
SQ Put/Call Ratio (Open Interest): In the last 5 days, the put/call ratio for SQ decreased by -0.3% to 0.7. The put call ratio is above the 52-week average of 0.6.

Call Open Interest
1%	52-Week Pct Rank

Put Open Interest
13%	52-Week Pct Rank

Total Open Interest
694,770		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Total open interest synopsis for SQ is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Call Open Interest
397,499		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Call open interest synopsis for SQ is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Put Open Interest
297,271		1-Day Change
	5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Put open interest synopsis for SQ is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Put / Call Open Int. Ratio
0.7		1-Day Change
		5-Day Change
	52-Week Avg.
Analysis:	Put / call ratio synopsis for SQ is available for Options Trader or Total Access subscribers.

Open Interest Analysis Indicators

Long Liquidation happens when there is a decrease in open interest along with a decrease in implied volatility, indicating that traders are trying to sell out of their long positions in the option.

Long Buildup is an increase in open interest along with an increase in implied volatility, indicating that traders are adding to long positions in the option.

Short Buildup is an increase in open interest but a decrease in implied volatility, suggesting that traders are selling more contracts on short positions in the option.

Short Covering is a decrease in open interest but an increase in implied volatility, suggesting that traders are buying back to cover short positions in the option.

Full Data Set is Available for Premium Subscribers

This is a sample screenshot from Apple (AAPL) Open Interest

Sample screenshot of premium open interest analysis for AAPL

Historical Daily Open Interest - 1 Year
	Call Open Int.		Put Open Int.		Total Open Int.			Put/Call Ratio			Stock Price
Record Date	Calls	% Chg	Puts	% Chg	Total	% Chg	20-Day MA	Put/Call	% Chg	20-Day MA	Close	% Chg
23-Apr-2024
22-Apr-2024
19-Apr-2024
18-Apr-2024
17-Apr-2024
16-Apr-2024
15-Apr-2024
12-Apr-2024
11-Apr-2024
10-Apr-2024
9-Apr-2024
8-Apr-2024
5-Apr-2024
4-Apr-2024
3-Apr-2024
2-Apr-2024
1-Apr-2024
28-Mar-2024
27-Mar-2024
26-Mar-2024
25-Mar-2024
22-Mar-2024
21-Mar-2024
20-Mar-2024
19-Mar-2024

Features

Market Action Lists

Dividends

For Premium Users

Reports

Screeners

Tools

Dividends

Features

For Premium Users

Order Flow Sentiment

Open Interest

Catalyst Events

Tools

Features

For Premium Users

Vertical Spreads

Single-Leg Strategies

Butterfly Screeners

Condor Screeners

Volatility

Conversion/Reversal

Features

For Premium Users

Upcoming Earnings Analysis

Earnings Insights

Features

For Premium Users

My Stuff

Help

Services

Helpful Links

SQ Open Interest Trends

Open Interest Analysis Indicators