GSOCT 16Same-day share
Same-day contracts accounted for 64% of tracked GS option volume by 10:31 ET
6,527 of 10,201 tracked contracts on Oct 16, 2026, puts 2,242 and calls 4,285. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
GS · PUTS · OCT 23Session closed
GS puts expiring Oct 23 (1 week out) traded 1.9x the calls, vs a 0.9x median
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 12:31 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/gs-puts-oct-23-2026-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 GS's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 2,253 put and 1,183 call contracts by 12:16 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 1,183 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 2,253 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 3,856 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 5,116 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $781K |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $2.5M |
| Put/call volume ratio | 1.9x |
| Days to expiry | 7 |
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): 2,253; Ratio: 1.9
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 34; Puts: 36
- Baseline
- median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.875
- 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.
| Side of chain | Near ask | Near bid | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calls | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Puts | 1 | 18 | 17 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
- Expiry, Oct 23, 2026: Pending expiry.
More GS snapshots, Oct 16, 2026
All GS snapshots on the hub- GSCOCT 16Put/call by expiry
GS calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 16 (same day)
2,622 call and 902 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Est. premium $2.0M calls, $101K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.