V calls outnumbered puts 3.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 15, 2027
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 12:29 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,078 call and 528 put contracts by 12:14 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $1.3M calls, $517K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
CCalls2,078
PPuts528
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 12:14 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)
2,078
PPut volume (contracts)
528
CCall open interest, prior settlement
48,177
PPut open interest, prior settlement
49,611
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.3M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$517K
Call/put volume ratio
3.9x
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): 2,078; Ratio: 3.94
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 18; Puts: 19
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 1.0309
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.
Within 3 weeks: 3,572 put and 5,685 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,766 put and 1,065 call contracts. By 11:35 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
2,154 call and 593 put contracts by 11:14 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $562K calls, $19K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.