NFLX calls outnumbered puts 6.5 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:50 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
4,423 call and 681 put contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $388K calls, $43K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls4,423
PPuts681
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:35 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)
4,423
PPut volume (contracts)
681
CCall open interest, prior settlement
256,111
PPut open interest, prior settlement
132,001
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$388K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$43K
Call/put volume ratio
6.5x
Days to expiry
4
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 4,423; Ratio: 6.49
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 22; Puts: 17
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 4.1667
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
1, 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.
4,185 call and 504 put contracts by 11:00 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $990K calls, $325K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 7,712 put and 14,854 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,040 put and 4,063 call contracts. By 10:04 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
2,303 call and 695 put contracts by 09:55 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $622K calls, $84K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.