XOM put/call volume ratio held at 0.33 within 3 weeks, against 0.70 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 16, 2026, 11:18 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-16/xom-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: 4,411 put and 13,390 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,523 put and 2,172 call contracts. By 11:03 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
< 3 wks13,390 C / 4,411 P
1-3 mo2,172 C / 1,523 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 16, 2026, 11:03 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)
13,390
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
4,411
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,172
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,523
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.33x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.70x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.47x
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: 0.47
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 52; Far puts: 46; Near calls: 54; Near puts: 49
The median is XOM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 6 sessions. 2,108 call and 507 put contracts by 11:53 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
The median is XOM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 6 sessions. 5,094 call and 1,433 put contracts by 10:48 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
2,110 call and 701 put contracts by 09:58 ET on Oct 16, 2026. Est. premium $700K calls, $32K puts. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.