V put/call volume ratio held at 0.63 within 3 weeks, against 1.66 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 11:50 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks5,685 C / 3,572 P
1-3 mo1,065 C / 1,766 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 11:35 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
CCalls within 3 weeks (contracts)
5,685
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
3,572
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,065
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,766
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.63x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.7x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.38x
Why it fired
Rule
near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.379
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 53; Far puts: 47; Near calls: 70; Near puts: 68
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.
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.