MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.33 within 3 weeks, against 0.68 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 13, 2026, 09:52 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks48,053 C / 16,083 P
1-3 mo3,587 C / 2,450 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 13, 2026, 09:37 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)
48,053
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
16,083
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,587
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,450
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.34x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.68x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.49x
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 3 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.49
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 132; Far puts: 82; Near calls: 171; Near puts: 130
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.
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.
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.
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.