QQQ calls outnumbered puts 3.7 to 1 in contracts expiring Oct 20 (1 week out)
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 16:14 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
11,821 call and 3,222 put contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $5.2M calls, $1.5M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
CCalls11,821
PPuts3,222
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 15:59 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
CCall volume (contracts)
11,821
PPut volume (contracts)
3,222
CCall open interest, prior settlement
3,522
PPut open interest, prior settlement
4,273
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$5.2M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$1.5M
Call/put volume ratio
3.7x
Days to expiry
8
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 2 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 11,821; Ratio: 3.67
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 33; Puts: 35
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.9756
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
2, so the fixed threshold applied
Claim level
1, arithmetic on reported figures
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.
5,792 call and 2,117 put contracts by 10:00 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $3.5M calls, $1.6M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
15,017 put and 1,527 call contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Est. premium $16.8M puts, $2.2M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
QQQ calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.4x their open interest, by 09:40 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 169,516 put and 150,521 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 16,043 put and 1,937 call contracts. By 09:40 ET on Oct 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.