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SPY · PUTS · OCT 30Session closed

SPY puts expiring Oct 30 traded 4.6x the calls, vs a 1.2x median

As of , published from Oct 26, 2026, 10:27 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-puts-oct-30-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 30, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other SPY snapshots from Oct 26, 2026.

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.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 10:12 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)30,094
Put volume (contracts)138,729
Call open interest, prior settlement176,360
Put open interest, prior settlement556,866
Call premium, est. (USD)$12.0M
Put premium, est. (USD)$30.5M
Put/call volume ratio4.6x
Days to expiry4

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): 138,729; Ratio: 4.61
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 39; Puts: 37
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts within a week: 1.235
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.
Side of chainNear askNear bidOther
Calls18183
Puts151210

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Oct 30, 2026: Pending expiry.
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  1. SPYPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    SPY puts expiring Nov 20 traded 7.0x the calls, vs a 1.4x median

    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.

    Source: delayed broker chainSPY pageDetails
  2. SPYPOCT 29Put/call by expiry

    SPY puts expiring Oct 29 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 1.2x median

    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.

    Source: delayed broker chainSPY pageDetails