JPM put/call volume ratio held at 0.55 within 3 weeks, against 0.85 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 11:44 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/jpm-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: 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.
< 3 wks18,542 C / 10,163 P
1-3 mo6,339 C / 5,364 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 11:29 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)
18,542
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
10,163
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
6,339
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
5,364
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.55x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.85x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.65x
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: 0.648
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 68; Far puts: 77; Near calls: 81; Near puts: 74
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.
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.