The median is JPM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 5 sessions. 2,183 put and 1,263 call contracts by 11:38 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
CCalls1,263
PPuts2,183
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 15, 2026, 11:38 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)
1,263
PPut volume (contracts)
2,183
CCall open interest, prior settlement
9,285
PPut open interest, prior settlement
9,155
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$498K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$626K
Put/call volume ratio
1.7x
Days to expiry
8
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): 2,183; Ratio: 1.73
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 19; Puts: 18
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.7
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.
Count of contracts by where their single last trade sat against the quote.
The median is JPM's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 3,394 call and 506 put contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 13,520 put and 11,438 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 4,792 put and 10,356 call contracts. By 15:59 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
The median is JPM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 2,069 call and 555 put contracts by 14:04 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
$1.0M est. of $2.3M est. across the JPM strikes we track, by 09:54 ET. Calls $979K, puts $28K. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.