COIN calls outnumbered puts 2.8 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 16:09 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,025 call and 718 put contracts by 15:54 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.7M calls, $1.5M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
CCalls2,025
PPuts718
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 15:54 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)
2,025
PPut volume (contracts)
718
CCall open interest, prior settlement
47,472
PPut open interest, prior settlement
59,144
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.7M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$1.5M
Call/put volume ratio
2.8x
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): 2,025; Ratio: 2.82
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 27
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.0101
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.
Within 3 weeks: 7,253 put and 15,424 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,707 put and 2,698 call contracts. By 12:24 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
2,008 call and 738 put contracts by 12:15 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $491K calls, $303K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.