# MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.88 within 3 weeks, against 5.82 1 to 3 months out

As of Oct 19, 2026, 09:48 ET: MSFT put/call volume ratio held at 0.88 within 3 weeks, against 5.82 1 to 3 months out.
On the page at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/msft-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 MSFT snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.

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. Source: delayed broker chain.

- Session: 2026-10-19
- Kind: Near vs far dates
- Status: Session closed
- Rule: near/far put/call tilt >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x its baseline median
- Baseline: median near/far put/call ratio tilt, last 20 sessions, n = 7, value 0.8718

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| farCallVolume | 1188 |
| farPutCallRatio | 5.82 |
| farPutVolume | 6914 |
| nearCallVolume | 20229 |
| nearPutCallRatio | 0.879 |
| nearPutVolume | 17772 |
| tilt | 0.151 |

## What happened next

- Next settlement: pending the next settlement.
- Expiry: pending expiry.

Caveat: 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.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/msft-term-structure
Retrieved: 2026-10-20 05:05 ET
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