MSFT calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 23 (2 weeks out)
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 10:38 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,609 call and 616 put contracts by 10:23 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $1.9M calls, $358K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
CCalls2,609
PPuts616
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 10:23 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)
2,609
PPut volume (contracts)
616
CCall open interest, prior settlement
55,375
PPut open interest, prior settlement
8,511
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$358K
Call/put volume ratio
4.2x
Days to expiry
14
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): 2,609; Ratio: 4.24
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 31; Puts: 22
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 1.4925
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.
3,324 call and 1,328 put contracts by 12:43 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $4.8M calls, $873K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
MSFT calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.7x their open interest, by 10:23 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.