JPM calls outnumbered puts 2.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Mar 19, 2027
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 16:04 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,854 call and 1,136 put contracts by 15:49 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.6M calls, $1.3M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
CCalls2,854
PPuts1,136
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 15:49 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)
2,854
PPut volume (contracts)
1,136
CCall open interest, prior settlement
18,115
PPut open interest, prior settlement
27,142
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$2.6M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$1.3M
Call/put volume ratio
2.5x
Days to expiry
158
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): 2,854; Ratio: 2.51
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 26; Puts: 23
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 0.9346
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.
2,010 put and 588 call contracts by 11:09 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $224K puts, $220K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.