GS · CALLS · OCT 16Session in progress
GS calls outnumbered puts 4.4 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 10:11 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
3,085 call and 705 put contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $1.2M calls, $908K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 3,085 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 705 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 13,966 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 21,772 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $1.2M |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $908K |
| Call/put volume ratio | 4.4x |
| Days to expiry | 2 |
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): 3,085; Ratio: 4.38
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 29; Puts: 35
- Baseline
- median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 1.2195
- 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.
| Side of chain | Near ask | Near bid | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calls | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Puts | 3 | 14 | 18 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
- Expiry, Oct 16, 2026: Pending expiry.