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.
< 3 wks20,229 C / 17,772 P
1-3 mo1,188 C / 6,914 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 19, 2026, 09:48 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)
20,229
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
17,772
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,188
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
6,914
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.88x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
5.8x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.15x
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: 0.151
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 90; Far puts: 64; Near calls: 158; Near puts: 112
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.
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.
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.