METACOCT 12Open interest change
Open interest in META calls expiring Oct 12 rose 10,100 at the Oct 8 settlement
10,183 to 20,283 contracts between the Oct 7 and Oct 8 settlements, 99% of the prior figure.
METASettled
META put/call volume ratio held at 0.46 within 3 weeks, against 1.03 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 8, 2026, 16:12 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 91,298 put and 199,476 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 10,422 put and 10,093 call contracts. By 15:57 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Calls within 3 weeks (contracts) | 199,476 |
| Puts within 3 weeks (contracts) | 91,298 |
| Calls 1 to 3 months out (contracts) | 10,093 |
| Puts 1 to 3 months out (contracts) | 10,422 |
| Put/call ratio within 3 weeks | 0.46x |
| Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out | 1.0x |
| Near ratio / far ratio | 0.44x |
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: 0.443
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Far calls: 195; Far puts: 159; Near calls: 244; Near puts: 236
- 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 META options rose 54,103 at the Oct 8 settlement, to 3,315,150.
- Expiry: Pending expiry.
More META snapshots, Oct 8, 2026
All META snapshots on the hub- METACOCT 14Open interest change
Open interest in META calls expiring Oct 14 rose 4,186 at the Oct 8 settlement
3,935 to 8,121 contracts between the Oct 7 and Oct 8 settlements, 106% of the prior figure.
- METACOCT 12Put/call by expiry
META calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 12
21,736 call and 6,223 put contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Est. premium $9.5M calls, $3.5M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
- METACOCT 16Put/call by expiry
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.