IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.5x their open interest, by 09:41 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
CStrike13.2x
Expiry1.5x
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
13.2x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
1.5x
Days to expiry
0
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: 1.49; Ratio: 13.21
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 20
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 1.49
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 27,246 call and 13,869 put contracts by 15:26 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 8 sessions. 20,548 call and 6,369 put contracts by 11:00 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 8 sessions. 8,638 call and 2,811 put contracts by 10:56 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 8 sessions. 8,690 call and 1,975 put contracts by 10:51 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 8 sessions. 5,943 call and 577 put contracts by 10:16 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 94,648 put and 11,047 call contracts by 10:10 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.