IWM puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.6x their open interest, by 10:16 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
PStrike5.4x
Expiry0.60x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 23, 2026, 10:16 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.4x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.60x
Days to expiry
0
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's put volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.6; Ratio: 5.41
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry puts: 27
Baseline
this expiry's put volume/open interest, same session: 0.6
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 11 sessions. 37,963 put and 2,204 call contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 11 sessions. 30,639 put and 1,937 call contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 11 sessions. 92,721 put and 1,935 call contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 11 sessions. 2,746 put and 509 call contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 41,197 put and 29,325 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 93,231 put and 3,409 call contracts. By 09:40 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
$25.6M est. of $33.7M est. across the IWM strikes we track, by 09:40 ET. Calls $855K, puts $24.7M. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.