QQQ calls outnumbered puts 3.3 to 1 in contracts expiring Nov 20
As of , published from Oct 13, 2026, 10:05 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
10,780 call and 3,276 put contracts by 09:50 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $15.4M calls, $5.3M puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
CCalls10,780
PPuts3,276
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 13, 2026, 09:50 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)
10,780
PPut volume (contracts)
3,276
CCall open interest, prior settlement
113,929
PPut open interest, prior settlement
118,859
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$15.4M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$5.3M
Call/put volume ratio
3.3x
Days to expiry
38
Why it fired
Rule
call/put volume >= 2.5 (absolute: baseline n 3 < 5); call volume >= 2000; put volume >= 500; expiry >= 1% of ticker volume
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 10,780; Ratio: 3.29
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 33; Puts: 36
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.8547
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
3, 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.
5,883 call and 1,084 put contracts by 09:45 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $3.1M calls, $587K puts. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
5,105 put and 1,772 call contracts by 09:39 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Est. premium $2.3M puts, $623K 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 09:35 ET on Oct 13, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.