Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Leveraged industry, with a market capitalization near $7.96B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 3.12 to the broader market. The Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull and Bear 3X ETFs seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300%, or 300% of the inverse (or opposite), of the performance of the S&P 500 Index. public since 2008-11-05.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $267.78
- Call OI
- 45.1K
- Put OI
- 22.4K
- Total OI
- 67.6K
- Put/Call Ratio
- 0.91
As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) has 67.6K total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Put/call OI ratio is 0.50 (call-heavy positioning). Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How SPXL open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 44.5% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
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Frequently asked SPXL open interest history questions
- What is the current SPXL options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF (SPXL) has 67.6K total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 45.1K calls and 22.4K puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the SPXL put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio of 0.50 is call-heavy, often a directional bullish or upside-speculation signal.
- What does SPXL open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.