META calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.7x their open interest, by 12:26 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
CStrike5.1x
Expiry0.69x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 15, 2026, 12:26 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.1x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.69x
Days to expiry
1
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's call volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.69; Ratio: 5.1
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 40
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 0.69
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
Baseline n
40
Claim level
1, arithmetic on reported figures
What happened next
Next settlement: Open interest in META 735 calls expiring Oct 16 rose 2,297 at the Oct 15 settlement.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 14,481 call and 2,265 put contracts by 15:45 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 5 sessions. 36,113 call and 10,090 put contracts by 13:36 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 5 sessions. 11,340 call and 2,460 put contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 2,169 call and 744 put contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 37,510 put and 67,982 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,629 put and 4,050 call contracts. By 10:01 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
$31.9M est. of $73.5M est. across the META strikes we track, by 09:51 ET. Calls $25.0M, puts $6.9M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.