V calls outnumbered puts 4.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:59 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,595 call and 603 put contracts by 09:44 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $554K calls, $40K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
CCalls2,595
PPuts603
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:44 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)
2,595
PPut volume (contracts)
603
CCall open interest, prior settlement
30,183
PPut open interest, prior settlement
14,956
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$554K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$40K
Call/put volume ratio
4.3x
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): 2,595; Ratio: 4.3
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 15
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 0.5714
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.
Within 3 weeks: 4,438 put and 15,456 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,031 put and 1,357 call contracts. By 11:59 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.