SPY put/call volume ratio held at 0.72 within 3 weeks, against 2.21 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 27, 2026, 09:57 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-27/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 27, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 185,417 put and 256,871 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 6,213 put and 2,807 call contracts. By 09:42 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks256,871 C / 185,417 P
1-3 mo2,807 C / 6,213 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 27, 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
CCalls within 3 weeks (contracts)
256,871
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
185,417
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,807
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
6,213
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.72x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
2.2x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.33x
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: 0.326
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 147; Far puts: 129; Near calls: 321; Near puts: 303
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 13 sessions. 19,394 put and 6,079 call contracts by 15:57 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 13 sessions. 133,917 put and 59,841 call contracts by 11:17 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
SPY puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 09:42 ET on Oct 27, 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 months out over the last 13 sessions. 4,209 put and 1,051 call contracts by 09:42 ET on Oct 27, 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 13 sessions. 3,509 put and 732 call contracts by 09:37 ET on Oct 27, 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 13 sessions. 6,023 put and 2,198 call contracts by 09:37 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.