The median is XOM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 6 sessions. 2,072 put and 1,361 call contracts by 10:28 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls1,361
PPuts2,072
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 20, 2026, 10:28 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)
1,361
PPut volume (contracts)
2,072
CCall open interest, prior settlement
35,692
PPut open interest, prior settlement
13,612
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$152K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$338K
Put/call volume ratio
1.5x
Days to expiry
3
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): 2,072; Ratio: 1.52
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 15; Puts: 12
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts within a week: 0.47
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.
The median is XOM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 2,025 put and 1,260 call contracts by 13:19 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
The median is XOM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 8 sessions. 3,253 call and 991 put contracts by 11:39 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 3,658 put and 2,447 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,227 put and 2,550 call contracts. By 10:39 ET on Oct 20, 2026. Tracked: up to 39 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.