IWM put/call volume ratio held at 1.40 within 3 weeks, against 27.35 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 23, 2026, 09:55 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/iwm-term-structure: the follow-up at the next settlement, added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Oct 23, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks29,325 C / 41,197 P
1-3 mo3,409 C / 93,231 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 23, 2026, 09:40 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)
29,325
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
41,197
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,409
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
93,231
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
1.4x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
27.3x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.05x
Why it fired
Rule
near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.051
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 92; Far puts: 78; Near calls: 195; Near puts: 201
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.
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.
$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.