XOM calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 14:54 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,054 call and 704 put contracts by 14:39 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M calls, $270K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls2,054
PPuts704
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 14:39 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)
2,054
PPut volume (contracts)
704
CCall open interest, prior settlement
120,493
PPut open interest, prior settlement
91,421
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.2M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$270K
Call/put volume ratio
2.9x
Days to expiry
67
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): 2,054; Ratio: 2.92
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 14; Puts: 13
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.2048
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.
2,007 put and 680 call contracts by 14:44 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $955K puts, $426K calls. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
2,654 call and 726 put contracts by 12:03 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $4.6M calls, $300K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
$4.2M est. of $8.2M est. across the XOM strikes we track, by 10:34 ET. Calls $4.2M, puts $27K. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
3,386 call and 552 put contracts by 09:44 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $541K calls, $44K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.