SPY puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.5x their open interest, by 09:42 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
PStrike5.0x
Expiry0.51x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 09:42 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
5.0x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.51x
Days to expiry
0
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's put volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.51; Ratio: 5.03
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry puts: 35
Baseline
this expiry's put volume/open interest, same session: 0.51
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 60,185 put and 8,552 call contracts by 10:17 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 138,729 put and 30,094 call contracts by 10:12 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 11,173 put and 1,123 call contracts by 09:37 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 151,354 put and 174,389 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 4,602 put and 2,473 call contracts. By 09:37 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 2,595 put and 749 call contracts by 09:32 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is SPY's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 8,897 call and 5,272 put contracts by 09:32 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.