The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 4,636 put and 703 call contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
CCalls703
PPuts4,636
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 09:51 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)
703
PPut volume (contracts)
4,636
CCall open interest, prior settlement
309,799
PPut open interest, prior settlement
642,782
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$346K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$2.1M
Put/call volume ratio
6.6x
Days to expiry
81
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): 4,636; Ratio: 6.59
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 7
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 2.67
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
12
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.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 46,708 put and 26,726 call contracts by 15:36 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 18,105 call and 4,418 put contracts by 15:21 ET on Oct 26, 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 12 sessions. 92,854 put and 8,424 call contracts by 10:16 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 3,397 call and 515 put contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 2,076 call and 534 put contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 53,457 put and 92,649 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 28,059 put and 7,840 call contracts. By 09:55 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.