JPM calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 14:24 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,171 call and 504 put contracts by 14:09 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $1.3M calls, $194K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls2,171
PPuts504
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 14:09 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)
2,171
PPut volume (contracts)
504
CCall open interest, prior settlement
39,893
PPut open interest, prior settlement
30,953
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.3M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$194K
Call/put volume ratio
4.3x
Days to expiry
70
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 2,171; Ratio: 4.31
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 18; Puts: 19
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 3.4483
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
1, 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.
2,161 put and 848 call contracts by 11:29 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $593K puts, $683K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 3,809 put and 7,510 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,873 put and 1,351 call contracts. By 10:48 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
2,207 call and 586 put contracts by 10:04 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $577K calls, $117K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.