The median is GS's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 11 sessions. 2,010 put and 834 call contracts by 13:11 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
CCalls834
PPuts2,010
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 23, 2026, 13:11 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)
834
PPut volume (contracts)
2,010
CCall open interest, prior settlement
3,483
PPut open interest, prior settlement
5,805
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$829K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$3.0M
Put/call volume ratio
2.4x
Days to expiry
7
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): 2,010; Ratio: 2.41
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 29; Puts: 36
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.81
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
11
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.
Within 3 weeks: 7,859 put and 4,024 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,803 put and 1,356 call contracts. By 15:01 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.
$2.1M est. of $4.9M est. across the GS strikes we track, by 09:46 ET. Calls $502K, puts $1.6M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 21 expirations.