SQUAWKFLOW
Election 2026: what SPX options price for the Nov 4 session.Election 2026: what SPX options price

Free, no account. Daily levels are open data.
QQQSession closed

QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 1.14 within 3 weeks, against 2.41 1 to 3 months out

As of , published from Oct 15, 2026, 09:54 ET. The evidence table and the rule that fired are at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-15/qqq-term-structure, where the follow-up at the next settlement and at expiry is added once each is recorded. Source: Schwab options chain.

Within 3 weeks: 229,615 put and 201,234 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 16,943 put and 7,040 call contracts. By 09:39 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 15, 2026, 09:39 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.
MeasureValue
Calls within 3 weeks (contracts)201,234
Puts within 3 weeks (contracts)229,615
Calls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)7,040
Puts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)16,943
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks1.1x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out2.4x
Near ratio / far ratio0.47x

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: 0.474
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 167; Far puts: 240; Near calls: 341; Near puts: 397
Baseline
median near/far put/call ratio tilt: 0.9547
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
1, so the fixed threshold applied
Claim level
1, arithmetic on reported figures

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry: Pending expiry.

More QQQ snapshots, Oct 15, 2026

All QQQ snapshots on the hub
  3. QQQPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    QQQ puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.4x the calls, vs a 1.2x median

    The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 5 sessions. 7,078 put and 2,965 call contracts by 09:39 ET on Oct 15, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

    Source: Schwab options chainQQQ pageDetails