IWM put/call volume ratio held at 0.55 within 3 weeks, against 4.44 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 29, 2026, 10:21 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-29/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 29, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 110,936 put and 201,073 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 138,065 put and 31,069 call contracts. By 10:06 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks201,073 C / 110,936 P
1-3 mo31,069 C / 138,065 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 29, 2026, 10:06 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)
201,073
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
110,936
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
31,069
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
138,065
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.55x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
4.4x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.12x
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: 0.124
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 194; Far puts: 151; Near calls: 265; Near puts: 258
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 15 sessions. 40,643 put and 13,240 call contracts by 15:41 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 15 sessions. 159,548 put and 105,433 call contracts by 13:36 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 15 sessions. 12,814 put and 648 call contracts by 11:20 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 15 sessions. 9,720 call and 1,996 put contracts by 10:57 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 15 sessions. 5,135 call and 1,374 put contracts by 10:11 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 15 sessions. 132,187 put and 20,361 call contracts by 10:06 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.