AAPL put/call volume ratio held at 0.37 within 3 weeks, against 0.92 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:55 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks105,499 C / 39,020 P
1-3 mo3,302 C / 3,024 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:40 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)
105,499
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
39,020
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,302
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,024
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.37x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.92x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.40x
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 2 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.404
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 83; Far puts: 74; Near calls: 147; Near puts: 131
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.
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.
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.
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.