AMD puts expiring Nov 6 (3 weeks out) traded 3.1x the calls, vs a 0.8x median
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 10:15 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/amd-puts-nov-6-2026-put-call-skew, where the follow-up at the next settlement and at expiry is added once each is recorded. Source: Schwab options chain.
The median is AMD's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 2,061 put and 664 call contracts by 10:00 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
CCalls664
PPuts2,061
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 10:00 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
CCall volume (contracts)
664
PPut volume (contracts)
2,061
CCall open interest, prior settlement
10,988
PPut open interest, prior settlement
17,122
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$2.0M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$5.0M
Put/call volume ratio
3.1x
Days to expiry
21
Why it fired
Rule
put/call volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); put volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Put volume (contracts): 2,061; Ratio: 3.1
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 31
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.82
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
6
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.
Count of contracts by where their single last trade sat against the quote.
The median is AMD's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 4,273 put and 1,101 call contracts by 14:50 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AMD's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 13,712 put and 5,854 call contracts by 13:40 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AMD's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,467 put and 655 call contracts by 11:40 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
AMD puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 11:25 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AMD's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,020 call and 1,145 put contracts by 11:25 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AMD's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 4,117 call and 1,051 put contracts by 09:45 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.