AAPL calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 11:06 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
CStrike5.3x
Expiry0.83x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 11:06 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
5.3x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.83x
Days to expiry
0
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: 0.83; Ratio: 5.25
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 35
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 0.83
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 6,795 put and 3,812 call contracts by 10:01 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AAPL's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 5,536 call and 706 put contracts by 09:50 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 116,672 put and 181,123 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 5,190 put and 10,335 call contracts. By 09:50 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 2,262 put and 1,042 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.