IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.70 within 3 weeks, against 6.82 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 22, 2026, 09:51 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/iwm-term-structure: the follow-up at the next settlement, added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Oct 22, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 26,990 put and 38,754 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 24,917 put and 3,655 call contracts. By 09:36 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks38,754 C / 26,990 P
1-3 mo3,655 C / 24,917 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 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)
38,754
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
26,990
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,655
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
24,917
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.70x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
6.8x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.10x
Why it fired
Rule
near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.102
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 82; Far puts: 55; Near calls: 151; Near puts: 149
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 10 sessions. 14,088 call and 8,919 put contracts by 13:36 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 10 sessions. 28,007 put and 18,179 call contracts by 13:17 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 10 sessions. 6,968 put and 2,855 call contracts by 11:56 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 10 sessions. 4,309 put and 779 call contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 09:41 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.