IWM put/call volume ratio held at 1.08 within 3 weeks, against 22.69 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 10:01 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 77,978 put and 72,018 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 78,236 put and 3,448 call contracts. By 09:46 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks72,018 C / 77,978 P
1-3 mo3,448 C / 78,236 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 09:46 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)
72,018
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
77,978
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,448
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
78,236
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
1.1x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
22.7x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.05x
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 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.048
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 104; Far puts: 128; Near calls: 233; Near puts: 227
$111.6M est. of $123.0M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 16:14 ET. Calls $6.8M, puts $104.8M. Tracked: listed strikes in the 2 nearest expirations.
40,105 put and 4,074 call contracts by 15:46 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $13.3M puts, $1.1M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
69,651 put and 6,564 call contracts by 10:25 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $32.9M puts, $1.5M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
14,476 call and 746 put contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $2.4M calls, $604K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.6x their open interest, by 09:56 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
61,427 put and 20,486 call contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $5.6M puts, $933K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.