Within 3 weeks: 22,502 put and 30,056 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 6,333 put and 1,028 call contracts. By 09:36 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
< 3 wks30,056 C / 22,502 P
1-3 mo1,028 C / 6,333 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026, 09:36 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)
30,056
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
22,502
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,028
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
6,333
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.75x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
6.2x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.12x
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: 0.122
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 65; Far puts: 57; Near calls: 112; Near puts: 104
The median is AAPL's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 9 sessions. 16,229 call and 3,180 put contracts by 14:31 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 9 sessions. 6,372 put and 706 call contracts by 11:01 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 9 sessions. 18,797 put and 742 call contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 9 sessions. 16,358 put and 938 call contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
AAPL calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 09:46 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 9 sessions. 10,277 call and 4,573 put contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.