# BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.47 within 3 weeks, against 3.81 1 to 3 months out

As of Oct 8, 2026, 15:56 ET: BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.47 within 3 weeks, against 3.81 1 to 3 months out. 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. Source: Schwab options chain.

- Session: 2026-10-08
- Kind: Near vs far dates
- Status: Settled
- 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
- Baseline: median near/far put/call ratio tilt, last 20 sessions, n = 0

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| farCallVolume | 18779 |
| farPutCallRatio | 3.812 |
| farPutVolume | 71580 |
| nearCallVolume | 91100 |
| nearPutCallRatio | 0.467 |
| nearPutVolume | 42515 |
| tilt | 0.122 |

## 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.

Caveat: Session volume from delayed options chain snapshots, published at least 15 minutes after capture. Totals cover the strikes captured around the money, not every listed strike. Not individual trades. Premium is an estimate: volume times the quote midpoint.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-08/bac-term-structure
Retrieved: 2026-10-11 16:40 ET
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