META put/call volume ratio held at 0.96 within 3 weeks, against 0.70 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 10:22 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/meta-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: 57,958 put and 60,398 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,568 put and 2,233 call contracts. By 10:07 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
< 3 wks60,398 C / 57,958 P
1-3 mo2,233 C / 1,568 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 10:07 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)
60,398
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
57,958
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,233
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,568
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.96x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.70x
Near ratio / far ratio
1.4x
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: 1.367
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 119; Far puts: 90; Near calls: 178; Near puts: 162
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 3,782 call and 663 put contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,258 call and 532 put contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 6,340 call and 3,065 put contracts by 15:01 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 3,112 call and 721 put contracts by 10:36 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
META puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.6x their open interest, by 10:11 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.