GS calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 10:21 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,425 call and 729 put contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.6M calls, $787K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
CCalls2,425
PPuts729
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 10:06 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)
2,425
PPut volume (contracts)
729
CCall open interest, prior settlement
9,855
PPut open interest, prior settlement
15,389
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$2.6M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$787K
Call/put volume ratio
3.3x
Days to expiry
4
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 2,425; Ratio: 3.33
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 29; Puts: 30
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 0.9346
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
1, 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: 4,301 put and 5,749 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,593 put and 1,013 call contracts. By 12:56 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.