The median is JPM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 16 sessions. 2,504 put and 1,358 call contracts by 10:33 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
CCalls1,358
PPuts2,504
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 30, 2026, 10:33 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)
1,358
PPut volume (contracts)
2,504
CCall open interest, prior settlement
6,786
PPut open interest, prior settlement
6,533
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$219K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$498K
Put/call volume ratio
1.8x
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): 2,504; Ratio: 1.84
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 19; Puts: 19
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.87
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 JPM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 16 sessions. 2,024 put and 1,226 call contracts by 13:29 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
The median is JPM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 2,079 put and 1,327 call contracts by 13:09 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 7,611 put and 8,931 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 2,771 put and 2,173 call contracts. By 12:58 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.
3,497 call and 1,363 put contracts by 10:48 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Est. premium $427K calls, $133K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 16 expirations.