XOM calls outnumbered puts 2.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Dec 18
As of , published from Oct 13, 2026, 12:39 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
3,231 call and 1,182 put contracts by 12:24 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $4.0M calls, $432K puts. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls3,231
PPuts1,182
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 13, 2026, 12:24 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)
3,231
PPut volume (contracts)
1,182
CCall open interest, prior settlement
121,409
PPut open interest, prior settlement
91,858
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$4.0M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$432K
Call/put volume ratio
2.7x
Days to expiry
66
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): 3,231; Ratio: 2.73
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 18; Puts: 15
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.4493
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.
3,740 call and 748 put contracts by 15:34 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $2.7M calls, $300K puts. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
2,166 call and 503 put contracts by 11:04 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $403K calls, $52K puts. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 1,833 put and 5,295 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,218 put and 1,676 call contracts. By 10:39 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
2,987 call and 916 put contracts by 10:28 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $673K calls, $74K puts. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.