META calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 14:37 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
11,745 call and 4,037 put contracts by 14:22 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $59.9M calls, $11.3M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
CCalls11,745
PPuts4,037
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 14:22 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)
11,745
PPut volume (contracts)
4,037
CCall open interest, prior settlement
92,721
PPut open interest, prior settlement
42,853
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$59.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$11.3M
Call/put volume ratio
2.9x
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): 11,745; Ratio: 2.91
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 39; Puts: 31
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.0256
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.
META calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 5.4x their open interest, by 10:31 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
5,378 call and 528 put contracts by 10:20 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $15.8M calls, $1.7M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
2,669 call and 651 put contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $5.7M calls, $1.4M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
4,131 call and 626 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $8.0M calls, $647K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 28,727 put and 109,428 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,561 put and 3,575 call contracts. By 09:46 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.
8,801 call and 1,272 put contracts by 09:36 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $8.4M calls, $678K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 25 expirations.