IWM · PUTS · DEC 4Session closed

IWM puts expiring Dec 4 (3 weeks out) traded 6.0x the calls, vs a 2.2x median

As of , published from Nov 13, 2026, 15:26 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-13/iwm-puts-dec-4-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Dec 4, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other IWM snapshots from Nov 13, 2026.

The median is IWM's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 20 sessions. 11,541 put and 1,939 call contracts by 15:11 ET on Nov 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 45 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 13, 2026, 15:11 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)1,939
Put volume (contracts)11,541
Call open interest, prior settlement13,885
Put open interest, prior settlement61,223
Call premium, est. (USD)$576K
Put premium, est. (USD)$2.4M
Put/call volume ratio6.0x
Days to expiry21

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): 11,541; Ratio: 5.95
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 35; Puts: 35
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 2.205
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
Calls1286
Puts3122

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Dec 4, 2026: Pending expiry.
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