METAOCT 19Same-day share
Same-day contracts accounted for 66% of tracked META option volume by 09:31 ET
8,834 of 13,370 tracked contracts on Oct 19, 2026, puts 2,878 and calls 5,956. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
META · PUTS · JAN 15 '27Session closed
META puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 2.6x the calls, vs a 0.8x median
As of , published from Oct 19, 2026, 10:16 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/meta-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Jan 15, 2027 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other META snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.
The median is META's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 7 sessions. 2,037 put and 769 call contracts by 10:01 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 769 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 2,037 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 592,400 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 96,404 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $3.2M |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $5.8M |
| Put/call volume ratio | 2.6x |
| Days to expiry | 88 |
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): 2,037; Ratio: 2.65
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 33; Puts: 28
- Baseline
- median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.8
- 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.
| Side of chain | Near ask | Near bid | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calls | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Puts | 27 | 0 | 1 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
- Expiry, Jan 15, 2027: Pending expiry.