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GS · CALLS · OCT 23Session closed

GS calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.1 median

As of , published from Oct 20, 2026, 10:56 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-20/gs-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 23, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other GS snapshots from Oct 20, 2026.

The median is GS's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 6 sessions. 2,050 call and 582 put contracts by 10:41 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 20 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 20, 2026, 10:41 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)2,050
Put volume (contracts)582
Call open interest, prior settlement6,850
Put open interest, prior settlement7,592
Call premium, est. (USD)$1.4M
Put premium, est. (USD)$404K
Call/put volume ratio3.5x
Days to expiry3

Why it fired

Rule
call/put volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); call volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 2,050; Ratio: 3.52
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 32; Puts: 32
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 1.1364
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
6
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
Calls21416
Puts15017

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Oct 23, 2026: Pending expiry.

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