AAPL 340 puts expiring Oct 14 traded 5.0x their open interest
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 11:01 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
AAPL puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 10:46 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
PStrike5.0x
Expiry0.84x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 10:46 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.0x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.84x
Days to expiry
2
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's put volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.84; Ratio: 5.02
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry puts: 31
Baseline
this expiry's put volume/open interest, same session: 0.84
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
17,932 call and 6,416 put contracts by 15:46 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $33.5M calls, $4.4M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
12,637 call and 4,214 put contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.6M calls, $654K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 39,020 put and 105,499 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 3,024 put and 3,302 call contracts. By 09:40 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
15,620 call and 5,695 put contracts by 09:31 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.9M calls, $275K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
4,525 call and 1,638 put contracts by 09:31 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.8M calls, $284K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.