XOM calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027
As of , published from Oct 8, 2026, 16:14 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
4,000 call and 1,546 put contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Est. premium $2.5M calls, $906K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
CCalls4,000
PPuts1,546
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 8, 2026, 15:59 ET. 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.
Measure
Value
CCall volume (contracts)
4,000
PPut volume (contracts)
1,546
CCall open interest, prior settlement
130,708
PPut open interest, prior settlement
90,615
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$2.5M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$906K
Call/put volume ratio
2.6x
Days to expiry
99
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 4,000; Ratio: 2.59
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 23; Puts: 15
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: not set yet
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
0, so the fixed threshold applied
Claim level
1, arithmetic on reported figures
Last-trade position, raw counts
Count of contracts whose single last trade sat near the ask or bid. Not the side of the session's volume. It is not used in the headline.
Count of contracts by where their single last trade sat against the quote.
Side of chain
Near ask
Near bid
Other
CCalls
1
1
21
PPuts
2
0
13
What happened next
Next settlement: Open interest in XOM calls expiring Jan 15 rose 1,092 at the Oct 8 settlement, to 131,806.
2,786 call and 1,060 put contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 8, 2026. Est. premium $794K calls, $146K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.