Same-day contracts accounted for 67% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:35 ET
As of , published from Oct 19, 2026, 09:50 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-19/qqq-oct-19-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 19, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 19, 2026.
144,032 of 215,528 tracked contracts on Oct 19, 2026, puts 52,249 and calls 91,783. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
Same day67%
Of which91,783 C / 52,249 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 19, 2026, 09:35 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.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 7 sessions. 54,183 put and 25,664 call contracts by 13:44 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 09:39 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 7 sessions. 2,713 put and 904 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 7 sessions. 7,708 call and 4,909 put contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 19, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.