SPY put/call volume ratio held at 0.87 within 3 weeks, against 1.86 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 26, 2026, 09:52 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/spy-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 SPY snapshots from Oct 26, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks174,389 C / 151,354 P
1-3 mo2,473 C / 4,602 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 09:37 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)
174,389
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
151,354
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,473
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
4,602
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.87x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.9x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.47x
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: 0.466
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 124; Far puts: 125; Near calls: 299; Near puts: 300
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.
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.
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.
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.