The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 16 sessions. 78,460 put and 2,680 call contracts by 09:41 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
CCalls2,680
PPuts78,460
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 30, 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
CCall volume (contracts)
2,680
PPut volume (contracts)
78,460
CCall open interest, prior settlement
328,388
PPut open interest, prior settlement
866,486
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$523K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$14.7M
Put/call volume ratio
29.3x
Days to expiry
21
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): 78,460; Ratio: 29.28
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 29; Puts: 23
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 1.495
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.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 16 sessions. 25,262 put and 6,778 call contracts by 14:46 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 15 sessions. 195,080 put and 100,684 call contracts by 10:21 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 16 sessions. 9,087 put and 4,265 call contracts by 09:56 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 16 sessions. 5,883 put and 1,525 call contracts by 09:51 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.2x their open interest, by 09:45 ET on Oct 30, 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 months out over the last 16 sessions. 2,144 call and 843 put contracts by 09:45 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.