Within 3 weeks: 23,701 put and 18,317 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,654 put and 2,313 call contracts. By 09:57 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
< 3 wks18,317 C / 23,701 P
1-3 mo2,313 C / 1,654 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 20, 2026, 09:57 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)
18,317
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
23,701
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,313
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,654
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
1.3x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.71x
Near ratio / far ratio
1.8x
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: 1.809
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 123; Far puts: 76; Near calls: 144; Near puts: 113
The median is MSFT's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 8 sessions. 3,686 call and 1,417 put contracts by 13:38 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
The median is MSFT's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 3,096 call and 1,233 put contracts by 12:13 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
The median is MSFT's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 8 sessions. 3,906 put and 2,017 call contracts by 09:37 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.