MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.29 within 3 weeks, against 1.41 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:53 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 7,615 put and 26,561 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,764 put and 1,954 call contracts. By 09:38 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
< 3 wks26,561 C / 7,615 P
1-3 mo1,954 C / 2,764 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:38 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)
26,561
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
7,615
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,954
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,764
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.29x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.4x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.20x
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: 0.203
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 91; Far puts: 71; Near calls: 168; Near puts: 117
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.
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.