BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 15:45 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
3,779 call and 833 put contracts by 15:30 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $254K calls, $93K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
CCalls3,779
PPuts833
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 15:30 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)
3,779
PPut volume (contracts)
833
CCall open interest, prior settlement
163,297
PPut open interest, prior settlement
155,354
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$254K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$93K
Call/put volume ratio
4.5x
Days to expiry
67
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 3,779; Ratio: 4.54
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 12; Puts: 12
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.4057
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
2, 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.
3,535 call and 507 put contracts by 13:40 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $557K calls, $94K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
9,463 put and 702 call contracts by 10:30 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $203K puts, $54K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 11,024 put and 10,748 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,254 put and 2,951 call contracts. By 10:00 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
6,735 call and 608 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $407K calls, $29K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.