AAPL calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 09:41 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
CStrike5.8x
Expiry0.79x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 20, 2026, 09:41 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.8x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.79x
Days to expiry
1
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's call volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.79; Ratio: 5.76
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 20
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 0.79
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 4,857 put and 523 call contracts by 11:10 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 8 sessions. 9,300 put and 6,078 call contracts by 10:16 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 2,500 put and 1,545 call contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 8 sessions. 2,467 put and 526 call contracts by 10:05 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 2,627 put and 813 call contracts by 09:41 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 26,668 put and 39,081 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,998 put and 1,111 call contracts. By 09:36 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.