The median is MSFT's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 7 sessions. 5,759 put and 511 call contracts by 09:53 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
CCalls511
PPuts5,759
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 19, 2026, 09:53 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)
511
PPut volume (contracts)
5,759
CCall open interest, prior settlement
453,871
PPut open interest, prior settlement
81,472
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$623K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$4.4M
Put/call volume ratio
11.3x
Days to expiry
60
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): 5,759; Ratio: 11.27
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 23; Puts: 18
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.69
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.
MSFT calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.8x their open interest, by 10:23 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 17,772 put and 20,229 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 6,914 put and 1,188 call contracts. By 09:48 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
The median is MSFT's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 7 sessions. 4,053 put and 1,600 call contracts by 09:38 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.