IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.66 within 3 weeks, against 1.62 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 28, 2026, 09:56 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-28/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 28, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 22,913 put and 34,569 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 3,101 put and 1,919 call contracts. By 09:41 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
< 3 wks34,569 C / 22,913 P
1-3 mo1,919 C / 3,101 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 28, 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)
34,569
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
22,913
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,919
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,101
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.66x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.6x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.41x
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: 0.41
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 99; Far puts: 66; Near calls: 183; Near puts: 162
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 8,901 call and 2,929 put contracts by 13:26 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 10,303 put and 596 call contracts by 10:01 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.1x their open interest, by 09:55 ET on Oct 28, 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 14 sessions. 3,566 call and 522 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 14 sessions. 6,985 call and 1,965 put contracts by 09:46 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.