JPM puts expiring Oct 30 (3 weeks out) traded 3.4x the calls on that date
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 11:24 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
CCalls588
PPuts2,010
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 11:09 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)
588
PPut volume (contracts)
2,010
CCall open interest, prior settlement
3,776
PPut open interest, prior settlement
5,232
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$220K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$224K
Put/call volume ratio
3.4x
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): 2,010; Ratio: 3.42
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 15; Puts: 18
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.435
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.
2,854 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.