XOM calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 15:44 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
4,805 call and 1,475 put contracts by 15:29 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $4.6M calls, $359K puts. Tracked: up to 37 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls4,805
PPuts1,475
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 15:29 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)
4,805
PPut volume (contracts)
1,475
CCall open interest, prior settlement
61,617
PPut open interest, prior settlement
39,616
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$4.6M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$359K
Call/put volume ratio
3.3x
Days to expiry
37
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 4 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 4,805; Ratio: 3.26
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 16
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.5748
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.
2,055 call and 822 put contracts by 13:14 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $2.2M calls, $295K puts. Tracked: up to 37 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 3,329 put and 2,627 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,119 put and 1,810 call contracts. By 10:29 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 37 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
$649K est. of $1.6M est. across the XOM strikes we track, by 09:44 ET. Calls $621K, puts $28K. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.