MSFT puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.6x the calls on that date
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 10:18 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
2,739 put and 1,056 call contracts by 10:03 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $1.4M puts, $1.7M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
CCalls1,056
PPuts2,739
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 10:03 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)
1,056
PPut volume (contracts)
2,739
CCall open interest, prior settlement
200,612
PPut open interest, prior settlement
71,440
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.7M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$1.4M
Put/call volume ratio
2.6x
Days to expiry
37
Why it fired
Rule
put/call volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 4 < 5); put volume >= 2000; call volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Put volume (contracts): 2,739; Ratio: 2.59
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 28; Puts: 24
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.71
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
4, 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.
2,065 call and 607 put contracts by 10:57 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $4.5M calls, $843K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
9,135 call and 3,080 put contracts by 10:27 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $7.5M calls, $1.6M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
MSFT puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.2x their open interest, by 10:07 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.