QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.96 within 3 weeks, against 3.91 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 9, 2026, 10:15 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 471,262 put and 489,327 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 14,242 put and 3,640 call contracts. By 10:00 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
< 3 wks489,327 C / 471,262 P
1-3 mo3,640 C / 14,242 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 9, 2026, 10:00 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)
489,327
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
471,262
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
3,640
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
14,242
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.96x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
3.9x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.25x
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 1 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.246
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 137; Far puts: 137; Near calls: 407; Near puts: 365
48,939 put and 1,426 call contracts by 13:04 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $102.0M puts, $3.6M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
12,394 put and 2,362 call contracts by 10:00 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $21.7M puts, $4.4M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 09:39 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
2,327 put and 535 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 9, 2026. Est. premium $2.0M puts, $377K calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.