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JPM · CALLS · OCT 23Session closed

JPM calls outnumbered puts 5.0 to 1 expiring Oct 23, vs a 1.1 median

As of , published from Oct 21, 2026, 10:29 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-21/jpm-calls-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 23, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other JPM snapshots from Oct 21, 2026.

The median is JPM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 7 sessions. 2,625 call and 528 put contracts by 10:14 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 15 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026, 10:14 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)2,625
Put volume (contracts)528
Call open interest, prior settlement17,730
Put open interest, prior settlement15,804
Call premium, est. (USD)$189K
Put premium, est. (USD)$88K
Call/put volume ratio5.0x
Days to expiry2

Why it fired

Rule
call/put volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); call volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 2,625; Ratio: 4.97
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 23; Puts: 10
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 1.1494
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
7
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.
Side of chainNear askNear bidOther
Calls3119
Puts118

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Oct 23, 2026: Pending expiry.

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