Weekly Pulse – Week of Jul 13-17, 2026 – Free-source build
Bear · early regime held; call/put premium ran roughly balanced; 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 $743
Watch gamma flipCall Premium
$29.97B
vs Put $27.14BP/C Volume
0.86
ratioSector TapeClose · net options premium
| ETF · Sector | Day % | Call prem | Put prem | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY S&P 500 (broad market) | -0.99% | $1.13B | $1.54B | -$410.9M |
| XLB Materials | -0.71% | $426.8K | $273.6K | $153.2K |
| XLC Communication Services | -1.78% | $916.4K | $636.7K | $279.6K |
| XLE Energy | +1.16% | $15.5M | $2.1M | $13.4M |
| XLF Financials | -0.86% | $7.5M | $3.5M | $4.1M |
| XLI Industrials | -0.41% | $2.0M | $1.6M | $441.3K |
| XLK Technology | -1.09% | $11.8M | $9.3M | $2.5M |
| XLP Consumer Staples | -0.72% | $2.1M | $1.7M | $351.2K |
| XLRE Real Estate | -0.09% | $30.0K | $21.6K | $8.3K |
| XLU Utilities | -0.66% | $1.4M | $1.1M | $306.4K |
| XLV Health Care | -0.44% | $9.4M | $4.6M | $4.9M |
| XLY Consumer Discretionary | -1.62% | $746.2K | $439.4K | $306.8K |
ConcentrationTop single-name net premium
Tech anchors
- QQQ+$2.0M
- MSFT-$572.3K
- AAPL+$518.5K
- META+$365.9K
- TSM-$351.3K
Non-tech anchors
- SPX+$43.9M
- SPY-$13.5M
- IWM-$2.4M
- SNDK+$1.5M
- RUTW+$1.4M
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 | $4.27B | 15 | 500 |
| AAPL | $1.46B | 11 | 500 |
| QQQ | $1.25B | 11 | 500 |
| NVDA | $1.16B | 17 | 500 |
| MSFT | $1.03B | 5 | 500 |
| AMD | $986.9M | 3 | 500 |
| AMZN | $956.0M | 5 | 500 |
| GOOGL | $908.3M | 5 | 500 |
| META | $875.0M | 3 | 500 |
| AVGO | $796.1M | 2 | 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
1 of 11 sectors net-buying. Heaviest selling in Technology. Net buying in Financial Services.
What ChangedSession deltas
- ▲ Week call-premium total $29.97B vs put $27.14B = 1.1x call-heavy.
- ▲ Energy (XLE) closed Fri at $57.68 (+1.16%).
- ● Five-session window covered: 2026-07-13 through 2026-07-17.
Next Session CatalystsEyes on the tape
No major confirmed catalysts · week of Jul 20-24
Sector heatmap · Concentration · Dark pool · By-the-numbers