The median is MSFT's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 10 sessions. 2,356 put and 1,484 call contracts by 13:57 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
CCalls1,484
PPuts2,356
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 2026, 13:57 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)
1,484
PPut volume (contracts)
2,356
CCall open interest, prior settlement
98,678
PPut open interest, prior settlement
87,874
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$5.3M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$3.3M
Put/call volume ratio
1.6x
Days to expiry
148
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): 2,356; Ratio: 1.59
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 36; Puts: 23
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts more than 3 months out: 0.75
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.
MSFT puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 14:17 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
The median is MSFT's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 10 sessions. 2,044 call and 605 put contracts by 10:02 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 20,013 put and 16,540 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,056 put and 2,388 call contracts. By 09:53 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.