V put/call volume ratio held at 0.66 within 3 weeks, against 0.32 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 15, 2026, 13:34 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/v-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: 5,306 put and 8,022 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,426 put and 4,458 call contracts. By 13:19 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
< 3 wks8,022 C / 5,306 P
1-3 mo4,458 C / 1,426 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 15, 2026, 13:19 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)
8,022
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
5,306
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
4,458
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,426
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.66x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.32x
Near ratio / far ratio
2.1x
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: 2.068
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 126; Far puts: 105; Near calls: 81; Near puts: 60
The median is V's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 2,196 call and 767 put contracts by 14:25 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.