SPY · PUTS · DEC 18Session closed

SPY puts expiring Dec 18 traded 16.7x the calls, vs a 1.4x median

As of , published from Nov 13, 2026, 10:12 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-13/spy-puts-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Dec 18, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other SPY snapshots from Nov 13, 2026.

The median is SPY's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 43,293 put and 2,595 call contracts by 09:57 ET on Nov 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 45 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 13, 2026, 09:57 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)2,595
Put volume (contracts)43,293
Call open interest, prior settlement332,349
Put open interest, prior settlement311,937
Call premium, est. (USD)$2.6M
Put premium, est. (USD)$38.0M
Put/call volume ratio16.7x
Days to expiry35

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): 43,293; Ratio: 16.68
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 27; Puts: 34
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.415
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
Calls1638
Puts5227

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Dec 18, 2026: Pending expiry.
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