PLTR calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:58 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
5,226 call and 1,218 put contracts by 09:43 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $7.5M calls, $497K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
CCalls5,226
PPuts1,218
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:43 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)
5,226
PPut volume (contracts)
1,218
CCall open interest, prior settlement
137,885
PPut open interest, prior settlement
110,234
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$7.5M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$497K
Call/put volume ratio
4.3x
Days to expiry
39
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): 5,226; Ratio: 4.29
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 27; Puts: 27
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.3605
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.
PLTR puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.7x their open interest, by 12:13 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
2,199 call and 506 put contracts by 11:58 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $4.6M calls, $843K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 62,585 put and 100,412 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 31,485 put and 15,757 call contracts. By 10:48 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
6,129 put and 2,228 call contracts by 10:23 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $3.3M puts, $3.7M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
6,620 call and 2,524 put contracts by 09:52 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $3.0M calls, $798K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
8,828 call and 2,855 put contracts by 09:33 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $2.0M calls, $603K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.