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JPM · CALLS · OCT 30Session closed

JPM calls outnumbered puts 3.5 to 1 expiring Oct 30 (1 week out), vs a 1.0 median

As of , published from Oct 22, 2026, 12:29 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/jpm-calls-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 30, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other JPM snapshots from Oct 22, 2026.

The median is JPM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 10 sessions. 2,224 call and 642 put contracts by 12:14 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 2026, 12:14 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)2,224
Put volume (contracts)642
Call open interest, prior settlement12,718
Put open interest, prior settlement9,846
Call premium, est. (USD)$389K
Put premium, est. (USD)$116K
Call/put volume ratio3.5x
Days to expiry8

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): 2,224; Ratio: 3.46
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 14; Puts: 18
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.9852
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
10
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
Calls239
Puts6210

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Oct 30, 2026: Pending expiry.

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