IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.40 within 3 weeks, against 1.18 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 13, 2026, 09:56 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 26,542 put and 66,140 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,121 put and 1,796 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks66,140 C / 26,542 P
1-3 mo1,796 C / 2,121 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 13, 2026, 09:41 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)
66,140
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
26,542
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,796
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,121
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.40x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.2x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.34x
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 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.34
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 64; Far puts: 51; Near calls: 190; Near puts: 171
13,622 put and 891 call contracts by 13:25 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $4.0M puts, $302K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
27,149 put and 10,434 call contracts by 12:01 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $4.9M puts, $2.0M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
76,612 put and 18,375 call contracts by 10:56 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $20.3M puts, $3.5M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
13,979 call and 3,084 put contracts by 10:21 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $2.3M calls, $1.1M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.4x their open interest, by 09:51 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.