The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 7 sessions. 51,346 put and 1,933 call contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
CCalls1,933
PPuts51,346
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 19, 2026, 09:46 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)
1,933
PPut volume (contracts)
51,346
CCall open interest, prior settlement
89,117
PPut open interest, prior settlement
381,980
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$394K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$9.4M
Put/call volume ratio
26.6x
Days to expiry
11
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): 51,346; Ratio: 26.56
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 27
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 1.9
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
7
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.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 7 sessions. 25,905 call and 1,079 put contracts by 10:26 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
IWM puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.4x their open interest, by 09:41 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 7 sessions. 2,383 call and 612 put contracts by 09:41 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 27,243 put and 24,560 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 5,859 put and 2,034 call contracts. By 09:36 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 6 sessions. 6,276 put and 2,871 call contracts by 09:31 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.