The median is GS's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 16 sessions. 2,022 put and 782 call contracts by 12:21 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 23 expirations.
CCalls782
PPuts2,022
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 30, 2026, 12:21 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)
782
PPut volume (contracts)
2,022
CCall open interest, prior settlement
2,878
PPut open interest, prior settlement
4,274
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$852K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$1.8M
Put/call volume ratio
2.6x
Days to expiry
7
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): 2,022; Ratio: 2.59
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 26; Puts: 36
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.8
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
16
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.