The median is META's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 9 sessions. 2,017 put and 698 call contracts by 15:07 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
CCalls698
PPuts2,017
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026, 15:07 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)
698
PPut volume (contracts)
2,017
CCall open interest, prior settlement
585
PPut open interest, prior settlement
2,224
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.9M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$4.6M
Put/call volume ratio
2.9x
Days to expiry
12
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): 2,017; Ratio: 2.89
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 32; Puts: 26
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.86
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 META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 9 sessions. 2,503 call and 576 put contracts by 12:11 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 9 sessions. 7,133 call and 2,005 put contracts by 10:46 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 9 sessions. 8,076 put and 2,243 call contracts by 10:16 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 9 sessions. 2,182 call and 750 put contracts by 09:52 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 9 sessions. 3,253 call and 967 put contracts by 09:36 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.