V put/call volume ratio held at 0.29 within 3 weeks, against 0.76 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 12:14 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks15,456 C / 4,438 P
1-3 mo1,357 C / 1,031 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 11:59 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)
15,456
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
4,438
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,357
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,031
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.29x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.76x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.38x
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: 0.378
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 62; Far puts: 69; Near calls: 69; Near puts: 62
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.