The median is JPM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 5,007 put and 2,630 call contracts by 13:19 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
CCalls2,630
PPuts5,007
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 13:19 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)
2,630
PPut volume (contracts)
5,007
CCall open interest, prior settlement
62,830
PPut open interest, prior settlement
73,709
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$3.6M
Put/call volume ratio
1.9x
Days to expiry
91
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): 5,007; Ratio: 1.9
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 16
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.575
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.
Within 3 weeks: 10,163 put and 18,542 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 5,364 put and 6,339 call contracts. By 11:29 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
The median is JPM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,058 call and 547 put contracts by 10:39 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
3,076 call and 1,034 put contracts by 09:39 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Est. premium $724K calls, $32K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.