XOM calls outnumbered puts 2.6 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 30
As of , published from Oct 8, 2026, 16:14 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
CCalls2,786
PPuts1,060
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)
2,786
PPut volume (contracts)
1,060
CCall open interest, prior settlement
5,227
PPut open interest, prior settlement
3,553
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$794K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$146K
Call/put volume ratio
2.6x
Days to expiry
22
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): 2,786; Ratio: 2.63
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 20; Puts: 16
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 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
2
1
17
PPuts
1
2
13
What happened next
Next settlement: Open interest in XOM calls expiring Oct 30 rose 944 at the Oct 8 settlement, to 6,171.
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.