AAPLCNOV 9Open interest change
Open interest in AAPL calls expiring Nov 9 rose 5,226 at the Nov 3 settlement
6,687 to 11,913 contracts between the Nov 2 and Nov 3 settlements, 78% of the prior figure.
AAPL · CALLS · NOV 27Settled
AAPL calls outnumbered puts 2.9 to 1 expiring Nov 27, vs a 1.0 median
As of , published from Nov 3, 2026, 12:16 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-03/aapl-calls-nov-27-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up recorded at Nov 4, 2026, 08:38 ET; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other AAPL snapshots from Nov 3, 2026.
The median is AAPL's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 9,904 call and 3,365 put contracts by 12:01 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 43 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 9,904 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 3,365 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 16,500 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 15,984 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $4.8M |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $1.5M |
| Call/put volume ratio | 2.9x |
| Days to expiry | 24 |
Why it fired
- Rule
- call/put volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); call volume >= 2000
- Values that cleared it
- Call volume (contracts): 9,904; Ratio: 2.94
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 25; Puts: 26
- Baseline
- median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.0101
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 18
- 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.
| Side of chain | Near ask | Near bid | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calls | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Puts | 1 | 1 | 24 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Open interest in AAPL calls expiring Nov 27 rose 4,269 at the Nov 3 settlement, to 20,848.
- Expiry, Nov 27, 2026: Pending expiry.
More AAPL snapshots, Nov 3, 2026
All AAPL snapshots on the hub- AAPLCNOV 13Open interest change
Open interest in AAPL calls expiring Nov 13 (1 week out) rose 15,410 at the Nov 3 settlement
35,157 to 50,567 contracts between the Nov 2 and Nov 3 settlements, 44% of the prior figure.
- AAPLNear vs far dates
AAPL put/call volume ratio held at 0.90 within 3 weeks, against 2.14 1 to 3 months out
Within 3 weeks: 133,709 put and 149,025 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 26,890 put and 12,575 call contracts. By 09:45 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 42 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
- AAPLPFEB 19 '27Put/call by expiry
AAPL puts expiring Feb 19, 2027 traded 14.9x the calls, vs a 0.9x median
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 8,798 put and 591 call contracts by 09:41 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
- AAPLPDEC 18Put/call by expiry
AAPL puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.5x the calls, vs a 1.0x median
The median is AAPL's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 11,862 put and 4,752 call contracts by 09:41 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.
- AAPLC335NOV 4Volume vs open interest
AAPL 335 calls expiring Nov 4 traded 5.3x their open interest
AAPL calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.4x their open interest, by 09:36 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 24 expirations.