IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.79 within 3 weeks, against 0.25 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 10:11 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 77,617 put and 98,001 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,048 put and 4,161 call contracts. By 09:56 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks98,001 C / 77,617 P
1-3 mo4,161 C / 1,048 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:56 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)
98,001
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
77,617
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
4,161
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,048
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.79x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.25x
Near ratio / far ratio
3.1x
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 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 3.145
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 117; Far puts: 84; Near calls: 213; Near puts: 207
7,215 put and 2,088 call contracts by 14:51 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $3.3M puts, $1.6M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
4,273 call and 692 put contracts by 10:41 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M calls, $205K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
4,513 call and 1,102 put contracts by 10:10 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.6M calls, $1.2M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.6x their open interest, by 09:45 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
18,453 put and 605 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $4.4M puts, $160K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.