# Same-day contracts accounted for 78% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:35 ET

As of Oct 20, 2026, 09:35 ET: Same-day contracts accounted for 78% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:35 ET.
On the page at https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-20/qqq-oct-20-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 20, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 20, 2026.

152,081 of 194,117 tracked contracts on Oct 20, 2026, puts 94,332 and calls 57,749. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations. Source: delayed broker chain.

- Session: 2026-10-20
- Kind: Same-day share
- Status: Session closed
- Expiry: 2026-10-20 (same day)
- Rule: same-day share >= 0.6 (absolute: baseline n 0 < 5); volume >= 10000
- Baseline: median same-day share of option volume, last 20 sessions, n = 0

| Metric | Value |
|---|---:|
| sameDayCallVolume | 57749 |
| sameDayPutVolume | 94332 |
| sameDayShare | 0.7835 |
| sameDayVolume | 152081 |
| totalVolume | 194117 |

## What happened next

- Next settlement: pending the next settlement.
- Expiry: pending expiry.

Caveat: 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.

Session page: https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-20

## Citation

Source: SquawkFlow, https://squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-20/qqq-oct-20-2026-same-day-share
Retrieved: 2026-10-21 03:34 ET
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recomputed every session, so a number without its date is wrong within a day.

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