BAC 49 puts expiring Oct 16 traded 5.2x their open interest
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 10:46 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
BAC puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.3x their open interest, by 10:31 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
PStrike5.2x
Expiry0.27x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 10:31 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.2x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.27x
Days to expiry
2
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's put volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.27; Ratio: 5.21
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry puts: 22
Baseline
this expiry's put volume/open interest, same session: 0.27
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
5,137 call and 1,234 put contracts by 14:41 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $559K calls, $128K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
7,677 put and 2,359 call contracts by 13:14 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $5.5M puts, $1.3M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
18,407 call and 7,313 put contracts by 11:40 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $1.3M calls, $505K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
2,742 put and 511 call contracts by 10:26 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M puts, $176K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
10,590 put and 1,527 call contracts by 09:55 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $1.1M puts, $94K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
3,976 call and 604 put contracts by 09:55 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $820K calls, $102K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.