BAC puts expiring Oct 30 (3 weeks out) traded 13.5x the calls on that date
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 10:45 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
CCalls702
PPuts9,463
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 10:30 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)
702
PPut volume (contracts)
9,463
CCall open interest, prior settlement
16,159
PPut open interest, prior settlement
19,487
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$54K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$203K
Put/call volume ratio
13.5x
Days to expiry
18
Why it fired
Rule
put/call volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); put volume >= 2000; call volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Put volume (contracts): 9,463; Ratio: 13.48
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 17; Puts: 10
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.315
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.
3,779 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.
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.
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.