V · PUTS · OCT 23Session closed
V puts expiring Oct 23 (same day) traded 3.9x the calls on that date
As of , published from Oct 23, 2026, 10:35 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/v-puts-oct-23-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 23, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; and the evidence table and the rule that fired.
2,308 put and 588 call contracts by 10:20 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Est. premium $375K puts, $227K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 588 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 2,308 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 8,277 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 11,329 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $227K |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $375K |
| Put/call volume ratio | 3.9x |
| Days to expiry | 0 |
Why it fired
- Rule
- put/call volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); put volume >= 2000; call volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
- Values that cleared it
- Put volume (contracts): 2,308; Ratio: 3.93
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 24; Puts: 20
- Baseline
- median put/call volume ratio, contracts same day: 0.535
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 2, so the fixed threshold applied
- Claim level
- 1, arithmetic on reported figures
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.
| Side of chain | Near ask | Near bid | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calls | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Puts | 1 | 3 | 16 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
- Expiry, Oct 23, 2026: Pending expiry.