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.
< 3 wks39,081 C / 26,668 P
1-3 mo1,111 C / 2,998 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 20, 2026, 09:36 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)
39,081
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
26,668
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,111
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,998
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.68x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
2.7x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.25x
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: 0.253
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 74; Far puts: 67; Near calls: 116; Near puts: 106
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.
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.
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.