IWM · PUTS · JAN 15 '27Session closed

IWM puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.6x the calls, vs a 2.3x median

As of , published from Nov 12, 2026, 11:11 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-12/iwm-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Jan 15, 2027 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Nov 12, 2026.

The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 7,322 put and 1,106 call contracts by 10:56 ET on Nov 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 44 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 12, 2026, 10:56 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)1,106
Put volume (contracts)7,322
Call open interest, prior settlement368,407
Put open interest, prior settlement694,045
Call premium, est. (USD)$555K
Put premium, est. (USD)$4.7M
Put/call volume ratio6.6x
Days to expiry64

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): 7,322; Ratio: 6.62
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 15; Puts: 13
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 2.265
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
20
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.
Side of chainNear askNear bidOther
Calls168
Puts805

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Jan 15, 2027: Pending expiry.
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