Weekly Pulse – Week of Aug 10-14, 2026 – Free-source build
Bull regime held; net call premium 1.8x put across 5 sessions; no single-name positioning carried through the week.
How to read this Pulse
KPI strip → Sector tape → Concentration (top single-name net premium) → This Week’s Tell → Dark-pool prints (FINRA T-14) → What changed → Next session catalysts → Data quality + methodology + disclaimer. The KPI strip carries the headline reads; the rest is the structure beneath them.
Key Level
SPY $776
Watch gamma flipCall Premium
$22.97B
vs Put $12.68BP/C Volume
0.71
ratioSector TapeClose · net options premium
| ETF · Sector | Day % | Call prem | Put prem | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY S&P 500 (broad market) | -0.20% | $665.6M | $723.3M | -$57.7M |
| XLB Materials | +0.44% | $128.9K | $27.1K | $101.8K |
| XLC Communication Services | +0.36% | $1.1M | $1.1M | $9.5K |
| XLE Energy | +1.39% | $18.6M | $4.4M | $14.3M |
| XLF Financials | -0.17% | $4.0M | $7.4M | -$3.4M |
| XLI Industrials | +0.39% | $2.1M | $1.4M | $761.3K |
| XLK Technology | -0.40% | $17.6M | $2.4M | $15.2M |
| XLP Consumer Staples | +0.10% | $1.3M | $2.0M | -$643.9K |
| XLRE Real Estate | +0.33% | $294.4K | $10.9K | $283.5K |
| XLU Utilities | +0.61% | $2.4M | $577.0K | $1.9M |
| XLV Health Care | -0.60% | $2.5M | $3.7M | -$1.2M |
| XLY Consumer Discretionary | -0.21% | $2.8M | $171.2K | $2.6M |
ConcentrationTop single-name net premium
Tech anchors
- QQQ+$3.4M
- AMD+$1.8M
- TSM-$581.8K
- SMH-$542.6K
- XLK+$496.7K
Non-tech anchors
- SPXW+$1.5M
- RUTW+$1.4M
- VRT+$964.3K
- NBIS+$887.6K
- GLD+$665.0K
This Week’s TellStandout single-name positioning
Quiet Tape
No standout single-name positioning today.
Flow distributed evenly across index products. No single ticker accumulated the kind of one-sided ask-side imbalance or concentrated dark-pool absorption that draws institutional attention. Tape stayed in observation mode.
Dark-Pool TellsFINRA OTC ATS · T-14 lag
| Ticker | Total premium | Mega-prints (≥100K) | Print count |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | $4.26B | 25 | 500 |
| MSFT | $1.05B | 4 | 500 |
| QQQ | $843.6M | 5 | 500 |
| NVDA | $809.0M | 6 | 500 |
| AAPL | $772.8M | 5 | 500 |
| AMZN | $412.6M | 3 | 500 |
| AVGO | $390.4M | 2 | 500 |
| GOOGL | $308.6M | 1 | 500 |
| IWM | $277.3M | 1 | 500 |
| META | $276.2M | 0 | 500 |
FINRA ATS publishes with a T-14 lag — the off-exchange tape here reflects institutional activity two weeks ago, not the current session.
Cross-Sector Insider HeatmapSEC Form 4 net flow – last 5 sessions
Heaviest selling in Technology.
What ChangedSession deltas
- ▲ Week call-premium total $22.97B vs put $12.68B = 1.8x call-heavy.
- ▲ Energy (XLE) closed Fri at $61.91 (+1.39%).
- ● Five-session window covered: 2026-08-10 through 2026-08-14.
Next Session CatalystsEyes on the tape
No major confirmed catalysts · week of Aug 17-21
Sector heatmap · Concentration · Dark pool · By-the-numbers
Data Quality & MethodologyOpen by design
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