BACPNOV 20Open interest change
Open interest in BAC puts expiring Nov 20 rose 30,345 at the Oct 8 settlement
95,844 to 126,189 contracts between the Oct 7 and Oct 8 settlements, 32% of the prior figure.
BACSettled
BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.47 within 3 weeks, against 3.81 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 8, 2026, 16:11 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 42,515 put and 91,100 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 71,580 put and 18,779 call contracts. By 15:56 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Calls within 3 weeks (contracts) | 91,100 |
| Puts within 3 weeks (contracts) | 42,515 |
| Calls 1 to 3 months out (contracts) | 18,779 |
| Puts 1 to 3 months out (contracts) | 71,580 |
| Put/call ratio within 3 weeks | 0.47x |
| Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out | 3.8x |
| Near ratio / far ratio | 0.12x |
Why it fired
- Rule
- near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
- Values that cleared it
- Near ratio / far ratio: 0.122
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Far calls: 71; Far puts: 75; Near calls: 60; Near puts: 53
- Baseline
- median near/far put/call ratio tilt: not set yet
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 0, so the fixed threshold applied
- Claim level
- 1, arithmetic on reported figures
What happened next
- Next settlement: Open interest in all BAC options rose 95,532 at the Oct 8 settlement, to 2,524,104.
- Expiry: Pending expiry.
More BAC snapshots, Oct 8, 2026
All BAC snapshots on the hub- BACPSEP 17 '27Open interest change
Open interest in BAC puts expiring Sep 17, 2027 rose 6,075 at the Oct 8 settlement
11,219 to 17,294 contracts between the Oct 7 and Oct 8 settlements, 54% of the prior figure.
- BACPNOV 20Put/call by expiry
BAC puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.7x the calls on that date
64,300 put and 8,323 call contracts by 15:56 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Est. premium $16.6M puts, $1.0M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
- BACPJAN 21 '28Put/call by expiry
BAC puts expiring Jan 21, 2028 traded 7.9x the calls on that date
6,134 put and 781 call contracts by 15:56 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Est. premium $3.1M puts, $557K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
- BACC53OCT 9Volume vs open interest
BAC 53 calls expiring Oct 9 traded 13.3x their open interest
BAC calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.0x their open interest, by 15:56 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.