Within 3 weeks: 47,132 put and 111,080 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 5,520 put and 26,304 call contracts. By 11:53 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
< 3 wks111,080 C / 47,132 P
1-3 mo26,304 C / 5,520 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 11:53 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)
111,080
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
47,132
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
26,304
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
5,520
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.42x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.21x
Near ratio / far ratio
2.0x
Why it fired
Rule
near/far put/call tilt >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x its baseline median
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 2.022
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 163; Far puts: 111; Near calls: 195; Near puts: 152
The median is MSFT's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 13,919 call and 1,921 put contracts by 11:53 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
The median is MSFT's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 3,123 call and 968 put contracts by 10:53 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
The median is MSFT's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 4,356 call and 567 put contracts by 10:12 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.
MSFT calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.0x their open interest, by 10:12 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 22 expirations.