IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.72 within 3 weeks, against 4.06 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 27, 2026, 09:56 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-27/iwm-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 IWM snapshots from Oct 27, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 21,644 put and 29,899 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 7,311 put and 1,802 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
< 3 wks29,899 C / 21,644 P
1-3 mo1,802 C / 7,311 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 27, 2026, 09:41 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)
29,899
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
21,644
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,802
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
7,311
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.72x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
4.1x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.18x
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: 0.178
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 97; Far puts: 50; Near calls: 170; Near puts: 154
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 13 sessions. 6,902 call and 3,175 put contracts by 15:56 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 13 sessions. 7,303 call and 4,681 put contracts by 15:56 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 13 sessions. 12,425 call and 3,902 put contracts by 14:16 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 13 sessions. 4,428 call and 1,269 put contracts by 10:46 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 13 sessions. 2,873 call and 509 put contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 09:56 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.