The median is META's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 8 sessions. 3,446 put and 2,245 call contracts by 15:01 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
CCalls2,245
PPuts3,446
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 20, 2026, 15:01 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
CCall volume (contracts)
2,245
PPut volume (contracts)
3,446
CCall open interest, prior settlement
2,603
PPut open interest, prior settlement
4,420
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$4.8M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$8.0M
Put/call volume ratio
1.5x
Days to expiry
6
Why it fired
Rule
put/call volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); put volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Put volume (contracts): 3,446; Ratio: 1.53
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 34; Puts: 37
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts within a week: 0.545
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
8
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.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 2,284 call and 558 put contracts by 15:16 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 4,166 put and 741 call contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 3,860 call and 889 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 3,605 put and 4,249 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,204 put and 4,812 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.