IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.58 within 3 weeks, against 3.58 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/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 26, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks92,649 C / 53,457 P
1-3 mo7,840 C / 28,059 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 09:55 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)
92,649
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
53,457
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
7,840
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
28,059
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.58x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
3.6x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.16x
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: 0.161
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 129; Far puts: 101; Near calls: 256; Near puts: 243
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.
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.