IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.51 within 3 weeks, against 1.17 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 20, 2026, 09:56 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-20/iwm-term-structure: the follow-up at the next settlement, added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Oct 20, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 29,935 put and 58,472 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,791 put and 2,382 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
< 3 wks58,472 C / 29,935 P
1-3 mo2,382 C / 2,791 P
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
CCalls within 3 weeks (contracts)
58,472
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
29,935
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,382
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,791
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.51x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.2x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.44x
Why it fired
Rule
near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.437
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 93; Far puts: 58; Near calls: 187; Near puts: 149
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.