IWM put/call volume ratio held at 1.11 within 3 weeks, against 2.88 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 19, 2026, 09:51 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/iwm-term-structure: the follow-up at the next settlement, added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks24,560 C / 27,243 P
1-3 mo2,034 C / 5,859 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 19, 2026, 09:36 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)
24,560
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
27,243
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,034
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
5,859
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
1.1x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
2.9x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.39x
Why it fired
Rule
near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.385
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 83; Far puts: 73; Near calls: 187; Near puts: 193
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.
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.
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.
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.