# META calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out)

As of Oct 8, 2026, 15:57 ET: META calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (1 week out). 28,733 call and 8,683 put contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Est. premium $23.5M calls, $9.4M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations. Source: Schwab options chain.

- Session: 2026-10-08
- Kind: Put/call by expiry
- Status: Settled
- Expiry: 2026-10-16 (1 to 3 weeks)
- Rule: call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
- Baseline: median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out, last 20 sessions, n = 0

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| callOpenInterest | 111213 |
| callPremiumEst | 23504394 |
| callToPutVolumeRatio | 3.31 |
| callVolume | 28733 |
| daysToExpiry | 8 |
| putOpenInterest | 44778 |
| putPremiumEst | 9417988 |
| putVolume | 8683 |

## What happened next

- Next settlement: Open interest in META calls expiring Oct 16 rose 5,763 at the Oct 8 settlement, to 324,074.
- 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/meta-calls-oct-16-2026-put-call-skew
Retrieved: 2026-10-11 16:45 ET
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