IWM put/call volume ratio held at 2.76 within 3 weeks, against 0.78 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-30/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 30, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 132,110 put and 47,948 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,329 put and 2,991 call contracts. By 09:45 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
< 3 wks47,948 C / 132,110 P
1-3 mo2,991 C / 2,329 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 30, 2026, 09:45 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)
47,948
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
132,110
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,991
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,329
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
2.8x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
0.78x
Near ratio / far ratio
3.5x
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: 3.538
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 65; Far puts: 76; Near calls: 211; Near puts: 229
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.