SOFI calls outnumbered puts 4.8 to 1 in contracts expiring Jan 21, 2028
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 15:44 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
3,201 call and 662 put contracts by 15:29 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M calls, $307K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
CCalls3,201
PPuts662
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 15:29 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)
3,201
PPut volume (contracts)
662
CCall open interest, prior settlement
232,850
PPut open interest, prior settlement
85,807
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.2M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$307K
Call/put volume ratio
4.8x
Days to expiry
466
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): 3,201; Ratio: 4.84
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 18; Puts: 12
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 2.8571
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.
2,936 call and 500 put contracts by 13:39 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $566K calls, $159K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
SOFI calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.3x their open interest, by 12:44 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
6,209 call and 2,196 put contracts by 12:04 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $477K calls, $338K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 22,773 put and 43,105 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 8,734 put and 33,532 call contracts. By 10:39 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
3,482 call and 513 put contracts by 10:29 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $114K calls, $92K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.
5,323 call and 1,313 put contracts by 09:44 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $72K calls, $52K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 18 expirations.