TSLACOCT 19Open interest change
Open interest in TSLA calls expiring Oct 19 rose 34,428 at the Oct 15 settlement
38,894 to 73,322 contracts between the Oct 14 and Oct 15 settlements, 89% of the prior figure.
TSLA · CALLS · FEB 19 '27Settled
TSLA calls outnumbered puts 8.6 to 1 expiring Feb 19, 2027, vs a 1.6 median
As of , published from Oct 15, 2026, 16:06 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/tsla-calls-feb-19-2027-put-call-skew, with the follow-up recorded at Oct 16, 2026, 08:30 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
The median is TSLA's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 11,603 call and 1,345 put contracts by 15:51 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 11,603 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 1,345 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 23,780 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 29,958 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $17.8M |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $2.8M |
| Call/put volume ratio | 8.6x |
| Days to expiry | 127 |
Why it fired
- Rule
- call/put volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); call volume >= 2000
- Values that cleared it
- Call volume (contracts): 11,603; Ratio: 8.63
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 35; Puts: 33
- Baseline
- median call/put volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 1.5873
- 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 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| Puts | 16 | 1 | 16 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Open interest in TSLA calls expiring Feb 19 rose 9,935 at the Oct 15 settlement, to 63,775.
- Expiry, Feb 19, 2027: Pending expiry.
More TSLA snapshots, Oct 15, 2026
All TSLA snapshots on the hub- TSLACOCT 26Open interest change
Open interest in TSLA calls expiring Oct 26 (2 weeks out) rose 2,219 at the Oct 15 settlement
2,735 to 4,954 contracts between the Oct 14 and Oct 15 settlements, 81% of the prior figure.
- TSLACDEC 18Put/call by expiry
TSLA calls outnumbered puts 3.0 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.7 median
The median is TSLA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 9,462 call and 3,184 put contracts by 11:36 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
- TSLAC362.5OCT 16Volume vs open interest
TSLA 362.5 calls expiring Oct 16 traded 5.1x their open interest
TSLA calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.0x their open interest, by 10:51 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
- TSLACNOV 13Put/call by expiry
TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Nov 13, vs a 1.7 median
The median is TSLA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 2,678 call and 586 put contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
- TSLACJAN 15 '27Put/call by expiry
TSLA calls outnumbered puts 4.0 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 1.7 median
The median is TSLA's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 3,651 call and 912 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.