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IWM put/call volume ratio held at 1.97 within 3 weeks, against 6.60 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Nov 5, 2026, 10:11 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-05/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 Nov 5, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 201,099 put and 102,197 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 38,575 put and 5,848 call contracts. By 09:56 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 45 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
< 3 wks102,197 C / 201,099 P
1-3 mo5,848 C / 38,575 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 5, 2026, 09:56 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)
102,197
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
201,099
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
5,848
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
38,575
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
2.0x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
6.6x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.30x
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 3 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.298
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 124; Far puts: 97; Near calls: 251; Near puts: 282
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 20 sessions. 12,019 put and 4,210 call contracts by 10:05 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 46 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 19 sessions. 87,329 put and 35,469 call contracts by 09:46 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 44 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 4,328 put and 612 call contracts by 09:41 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 43 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 20 sessions. 14,505 put and 4,183 call contracts by 09:41 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 43 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.
IWM calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.4x their open interest, by 09:36 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 34 expirations.