The median is AMZN's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 3,041 put and 1,950 call contracts by 12:56 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
CCalls1,950
PPuts3,041
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 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)
1,950
PPut volume (contracts)
3,041
CCall open interest, prior settlement
2,369
PPut open interest, prior settlement
1,147
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$318K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$536K
Put/call volume ratio
1.6x
Days to expiry
12
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): 3,041; Ratio: 1.56
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 15
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.47
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 AMZN's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 4,563 call and 1,005 put contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
AMZN puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.4x their open interest, by 13:01 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 56,943 put and 128,214 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 12,226 put and 13,631 call contracts. By 11:01 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AMZN's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,768 call and 554 put contracts by 10:36 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is AMZN's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 6 sessions. 2,091 call and 512 put contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.