META put/call volume ratio held at 0.55 within 3 weeks, against 0.40 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 15, 2026, 10:16 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/meta-term-structure, where the follow-up at the next settlement and at expiry is added once each is recorded. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks67,982 C / 37,510 P
1-3 mo4,050 C / 1,629 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 15, 2026, 10:01 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
CCalls within 3 weeks (contracts)
67,982
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
37,510
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
4,050
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,629
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.55x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.40x
Near ratio / far ratio
1.4x
Why it fired
Rule
near/far put/call tilt >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x its baseline median
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 1.372
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 144; Far puts: 130; Near calls: 176; Near puts: 145
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.
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.
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.
$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.