The median is XOM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 3,089 put and 1,463 call contracts by 11:59 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
CCalls1,463
PPuts3,089
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 11:59 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)
1,463
PPut volume (contracts)
3,089
CCall open interest, prior settlement
5,950
PPut open interest, prior settlement
7,903
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$625K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$407K
Put/call volume ratio
2.1x
Days to expiry
11
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): 3,089; Ratio: 2.11
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 16; Puts: 18
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.615
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.
The median is XOM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 12 sessions. 2,830 call and 549 put contracts by 15:38 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 4,651 put and 3,256 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,737 put and 3,111 call contracts. By 11:18 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 17 expirations.