QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.93 within 3 weeks, against 2.33 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 14, 2026, 10:09 ET. Source: Schwab options chain.
Within 3 weeks: 451,355 put and 483,335 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 18,792 put and 8,052 call contracts. By 09:54 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
< 3 wks483,335 C / 451,355 P
1-3 mo8,052 C / 18,792 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 14, 2026, 09:54 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)
483,335
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
451,355
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
8,052
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
18,792
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.93x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
2.3x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.40x
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: 0.4
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 185; Far puts: 196; Near calls: 369; Near puts: 400
$324.5M est. of $636.5M est. across the QQQ strikes we track, by 16:14 ET. Calls $77.0M, puts $247.5M. Tracked: listed strikes in the 2 nearest expirations.
15,559 put and 5,810 call contracts by 09:54 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Est. premium $24.6M puts, $8.1M calls. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
QQQ calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.2x their open interest, by 09:35 ET on Oct 14, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.