BACCDEC 18Open interest change
Open interest in BAC calls expiring Dec 18 rose 17,004 at the Nov 3 settlement
187,158 to 204,162 contracts between the Nov 2 and Nov 3 settlements, 9% of the prior figure.
BAC · CALLS · NOV 6Settled
BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.1 to 1 expiring Nov 6, vs a 2.3 median
As of , published from Nov 3, 2026, 10:35 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-03/bac-calls-nov-6-2026-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 BAC snapshots from Nov 3, 2026.
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 14 sessions. 3,691 call and 899 put contracts by 10:20 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Call volume (contracts) | 3,691 |
| Put volume (contracts) | 899 |
| Call open interest, prior settlement | 52,693 |
| Put open interest, prior settlement | 27,850 |
| Call premium, est. (USD) | $118K |
| Put premium, est. (USD) | $31K |
| Call/put volume ratio | 4.1x |
| Days to expiry | 3 |
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): 3,691; Ratio: 4.11
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Calls: 10; Puts: 8
- Baseline
- median call/put volume ratio, contracts within a week: 2.2989
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 14
- 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 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Puts | 4 | 1 | 3 |
What happened next
- Next settlement: Open interest in BAC calls expiring Nov 6 rose 3,906 at the Nov 3 settlement, to 56,599.
- Expiry, Nov 6, 2026: Pending expiry.
More BAC snapshots, Nov 3, 2026
All BAC snapshots on the hub- BACPDEC 17 '27Put/call by expiry
BAC puts expiring Dec 17, 2027 traded 4.7x the calls, vs a 0.8x median
The median is BAC's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 2,774 put and 587 call contracts by 13:36 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
- BACPJAN 21 '28Put/call by expiry
BAC puts expiring Jan 21, 2028 traded 6.1x the calls, vs a 0.8x median
The median is BAC's put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 6,037 put and 985 call contracts by 12:36 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
- BACCJUN 17 '27Put/call by expiry
BAC calls outnumbered puts 4.6 to 1 expiring Jun 17, 2027, vs a 1.2 median
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 3,308 call and 713 put contracts by 11:36 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
- BACPNOV 20Put/call by expiry
BAC puts expiring Nov 20 (2 weeks out) traded 2.7x the calls, vs a 0.5x median
The median is BAC's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 18 sessions. 2,017 put and 735 call contracts by 10:55 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.
- BACCDEC 18Put/call by expiry
BAC calls outnumbered puts 8.7 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 1.0 median
The median is BAC's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 18 sessions. 19,107 call and 2,189 put contracts by 10:31 ET on Nov 3, 2026. Tracked: up to 38 strikes around the money across 19 expirations.