The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 9 sessions. 24,945 put and 7,277 call contracts by 15:31 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
CCalls7,277
PPuts24,945
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026, 15:31 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)
7,277
PPut volume (contracts)
24,945
CCall open interest, prior settlement
29,944
PPut open interest, prior settlement
88,044
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$4.0M
Put/call volume ratio
3.4x
Days to expiry
16
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): 24,945; Ratio: 3.43
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 32; Puts: 30
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 1.73
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
9
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 IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 9 sessions. 6,813 put and 2,049 call contracts by 11:20 ET on Oct 21, 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 9 sessions. 44,602 put and 9,525 call contracts by 10:21 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 8 sessions. 105,174 call and 56,171 put contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.2x their open interest, by 09:41 ET on Oct 21, 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 9 sessions. 3,483 call and 980 put contracts by 09:41 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.