The median is META's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 2,730 put and 1,046 call contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
CCalls1,046
PPuts2,730
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 09:46 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)
1,046
PPut volume (contracts)
2,730
CCall open interest, prior settlement
56,920
PPut open interest, prior settlement
80,671
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.8M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$2.9M
Put/call volume ratio
2.6x
Days to expiry
53
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): 2,730; Ratio: 2.61
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 25; Puts: 31
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.815
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.
META puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 8.4x their open interest, by 14:46 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 15,133 call and 500 put contracts by 11:00 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 3,838 call and 538 put contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 15,634 call and 5,231 put contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
The median is META's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 2,099 call and 624 put contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 20,196 put and 21,395 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 1,108 put and 2,756 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.