PLTR calls outnumbered puts 9.2 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 10:23 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
4,616 call and 500 put contracts by 10:08 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $4.9M calls, $501K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
CCalls4,616
PPuts500
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 10:08 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)
4,616
PPut volume (contracts)
500
CCall open interest, prior settlement
242,138
PPut open interest, prior settlement
159,311
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$4.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$501K
Call/put volume ratio
9.2x
Days to expiry
98
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): 4,616; Ratio: 9.23
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 19
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 1.3333
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.
PLTR puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 10:28 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 17,445 put and 52,568 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,502 put and 1,937 call contracts. By 09:38 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
18,019 call and 3,993 put contracts by 09:33 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $3.1M calls, $232K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
4,564 call and 961 put contracts by 09:33 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $2.1M calls, $467K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.