BAC put/call volume ratio held at 0.56 within 3 weeks, against 0.51 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 10:10 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/bac-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: 6,450 put and 11,575 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,439 put and 2,829 call contracts. By 09:55 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
< 3 wks11,575 C / 6,450 P
1-3 mo2,829 C / 1,439 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 09:55 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)
11,575
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
6,450
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,829
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,439
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.56x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.51x
Near ratio / far ratio
1.1x
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: 1.095
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 45; Far puts: 34; Near calls: 54; Near puts: 42
The median is BAC's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,321 put and 900 call contracts by 13:10 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 6,400 call and 650 put contracts by 12:05 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 3,338 call and 512 put contracts by 10:16 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
3,929 call and 1,075 put contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Est. premium $118K calls, $10K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.