QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 1.13 within 3 weeks, against 8.28 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 12, 2026, 09:55 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
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.
< 3 wks150,521 C / 169,516 P
1-3 mo1,937 C / 16,043 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 12, 2026, 09:40 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)
150,521
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
169,516
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,937
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
16,043
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
1.1x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
8.3x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.14x
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: 0.136
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 110; Far puts: 116; Near calls: 340; Near puts: 305
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.
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.