BACPJAN 19 '29Open interest change
Open interest in BAC puts expiring Jan 19, 2029 rose 8,718 at the Oct 15 settlement
16,989 to 25,707 contracts between the Oct 14 and Oct 15 settlements, 51% of the prior figure.
BAC · PUTS · FEB 19 '27Settled
BAC puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 5.1x the calls, vs a 0.9x median
As of , published from Oct 15, 2026, 14:56 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/bac-puts-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew, with the follow-up recorded at Oct 16, 2026, 09:00 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
The median is BAC's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 4,422 put and 864 call contracts by 14:41 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 864 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 4,422 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 24,077 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 34,417 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $129K |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $5.9M |
| Put/call volume ratio | 5.1x |
| Days to expiry | 127 |
Why it fired
- Rule
- put/call volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); put volume >= 2000
- Values that cleared it
- Put volume (contracts): 4,422; Ratio: 5.12
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 9; Puts: 6
- Baseline
- median put/call volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 0.94
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 5
- Claim level
- 2, compared with a baseline
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 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Puts | 2 | 2 | 2 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Open interest in BAC puts expiring Feb 19 rose 2,676 at the Oct 15 settlement, to 37,093.
- Expiry, Feb 19, 2027: Pending expiry.
More BAC snapshots, Oct 15, 2026
All BAC snapshots on the hub- BACPOCT 16Put/call by expiry
BAC puts expiring Oct 16 traded 4.0x the calls on that date
98,058 put and 24,534 call contracts by 15:01 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Est. premium $49.3M puts, $1.1M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
- BACCJAN 15 '27Put/call by expiry
BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.9 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.9 median
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 3,560 call and 725 put contracts by 10:55 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
- BACCDEC 18Put/call by expiry
BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.2 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 0.9 median
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 2,650 call and 628 put contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
- BACCNOV 20Put/call by expiry
BAC calls outnumbered puts 8.5 to 1 expiring Nov 20, vs a 0.9 median
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 6,052 call and 711 put contracts by 09:45 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
- BACNear vs far dates
BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.58 within 3 weeks, against 0.18 1 to 3 months out
Within 3 weeks: 4,515 put and 7,718 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,280 put and 7,202 call contracts. By 09:45 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.