MSFT calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20
As of , published from Oct 13, 2026, 12:28 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
20,051 call and 6,590 put contracts by 12:13 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $39.7M calls, $5.9M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
CCalls20,051
PPuts6,590
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 13, 2026, 12:13 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)
20,051
PPut volume (contracts)
6,590
CCall open interest, prior settlement
192,192
PPut open interest, prior settlement
68,720
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$39.7M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$5.9M
Call/put volume ratio
3.0x
Days to expiry
38
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 3 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 20,051; Ratio: 3.04
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 40; Puts: 29
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.3514
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
3, 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.
36,331 call and 4,122 put contracts by 12:33 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $36.2M calls, $2.8M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
4,907 call and 512 put contracts by 10:27 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $9.4M calls, $444K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 16,083 put and 48,053 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,450 put and 3,587 call contracts. By 09:37 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
16,216 call and 2,585 put contracts by 09:32 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $5.4M calls, $760K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
6,163 call and 958 put contracts by 09:32 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $3.9M calls, $322K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.