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SPY · PUTS · OCT 30Session closed

SPY puts expiring Oct 30 (2 weeks out) traded 7.0x the calls, vs a 1.1x median

As of , published from Oct 19, 2026, 11:47 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/spy-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 30, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other SPY snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.

The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 7 sessions. 159,948 put and 22,769 call contracts by 11:32 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 19, 2026, 11:32 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)22,769
Put volume (contracts)159,948
Call open interest, prior settlement148,615
Put open interest, prior settlement337,694
Call premium, est. (USD)$11.7M
Put premium, est. (USD)$50.3M
Put/call volume ratio7.0x
Days to expiry11

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): 159,948; Ratio: 7.02
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 38; Puts: 38
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 1.06
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.
Side of chainNear askNear bidOther
Calls3080
Puts11252

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Oct 30, 2026: Pending expiry.
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