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.
< 3 wks16,540 C / 20,013 P
1-3 mo2,388 C / 1,056 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 2026, 09:53 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)
16,540
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
20,013
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,388
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,056
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
1.2x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.44x
Near ratio / far ratio
2.7x
Why it fired
Rule
near/far put/call tilt >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x its baseline median
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 2.736
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 107; Far puts: 77; Near calls: 116; Near puts: 107
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 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.
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.