AAPL puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.0x their open interest, by 10:36 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
PStrike5.0x
Expiry0.98x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 2026, 10:36 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.0x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.98x
Days to expiry
1
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's put volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.98; Ratio: 5.02
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry puts: 39
Baseline
this expiry's put volume/open interest, same session: 0.98
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 10 sessions. 20,577 put and 12,474 call contracts by 11:16 ET on Oct 22, 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 10 sessions. 5,922 put and 2,251 call contracts by 10:55 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 10 sessions. 10,452 put and 6,923 call contracts by 10:21 ET on Oct 22, 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 weeks out over the last 10 sessions. 2,131 put and 710 call contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 10 sessions. 2,067 put and 1,106 call contracts by 10:00 ET on Oct 22, 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 10 sessions. 15,968 call and 5,831 put contracts by 09:31 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.