META put/call volume ratio held at 0.26 within 3 weeks, against 0.72 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 10:01 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks109,428 C / 28,727 P
1-3 mo3,575 C / 2,561 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:46 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)
109,428
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
28,727
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,575
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,561
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.26x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.72x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.37x
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 2 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.366
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 131; Far puts: 93; Near calls: 256; Near puts: 163
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.
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.
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.