Weekly Pulse – Week of Jul 6-10, 2026 – Free-source build
Sideways 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 $755
Above gamma flipCall Premium
$25.47B
vs Put $14.12BP/C Volume
0.68
ratioSector TapeClose · net options premium
| ETF · Sector | Day % | Call prem | Put prem | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY S&P 500 (broad market) | +0.43% | $895.4M | $616.7M | $278.8M |
| XLB Materials | +1.25% | $110.7K | $350.5K | -$239.8K |
| XLC Communication Services | +1.02% | $207.6K | $20.5K | $187.1K |
| XLE Energy | +0.47% | $5.7M | $3.5M | $2.2M |
| XLF Financials | +0.31% | $7.0M | $1.9M | $5.2M |
| XLI Industrials | +0.45% | $1.1M | $1.2M | -$39.1K |
| XLK Technology | +0.23% | $8.2M | $2.9M | $5.3M |
| XLP Consumer Staples | +1.11% | $932.0K | $500.4K | $431.7K |
| XLRE Real Estate | +0.50% | $15.8K | $606 | $15.2K |
| XLU Utilities | +0.62% | $488.9K | $431.5K | $57.4K |
| XLV Health Care | -0.82% | $3.6M | $756.2K | $2.9M |
| XLY Consumer Discretionary | +0.33% | $979.7K | $8.0M | -$7.0M |
ConcentrationTop single-name net premium
Tech anchors
- META+$2.0M
- TSLA+$2.0M
- NVDA+$1.9M
- MU+$1.7M
- INTC+$479.9K
Non-tech anchors
- SNDK+$5.5M
- SPXW+$4.7M
- SPX-$1.7M
- RUTW+$1.2M
- WDC-$1.1M
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 | $3.57B | 20 | 500 |
| AAPL | $1.56B | 5 | 500 |
| NVDA | $1.18B | 12 | 500 |
| AVGO | $947.2M | 4 | 500 |
| META | $762.0M | 3 | 500 |
| AMZN | $704.4M | 3 | 500 |
| MSFT | $687.8M | 3 | 500 |
| QQQ | $559.3M | 4 | 500 |
| GOOGL | $348.3M | 1 | 500 |
| AMD | $343.8M | 1 | 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 $25.47B vs put $14.12B = 1.8x call-heavy.
- ▲ Materials (XLB) closed Fri at $50.89 (+1.25%).
- ● Five-session window covered: 2026-07-06 through 2026-07-10.
Next Session CatalystsEyes on the tape
No major confirmed catalysts · week of Jul 13-17
Sector heatmap · Concentration · Dark pool · By-the-numbers