MSFT puts expiring Nov 6 traded 4.0x the calls on that date
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 15:27 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
7,127 put and 1,790 call contracts by 15:12 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $3.3M puts, $1.9M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
CCalls1,790
PPuts7,127
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 15:12 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)
1,790
PPut volume (contracts)
7,127
CCall open interest, prior settlement
8,516
PPut open interest, prior settlement
14,695
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$3.3M
Put/call volume ratio
4.0x
Days to expiry
25
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): 7,127; Ratio: 3.98
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 34; Puts: 28
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.71
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.
3,424 call and 1,043 put contracts by 11:57 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $6.6M calls, $290K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
8,798 call and 501 put contracts by 11:48 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $15.1M calls, $400K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
8,806 call and 3,479 put contracts by 10:17 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.1M calls, $878K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
5,994 put and 2,207 call contracts by 10:08 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $5.7M puts, $4.0M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
MSFT calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.8x their open interest, by 09:43 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.