Same-day contracts accounted for 72% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:30 ET
As of , published from Oct 21, 2026, 09:45 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-21/qqq-oct-21-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 21, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 21, 2026.
22,279 of 31,141 tracked contracts on Oct 21, 2026, puts 6,639 and calls 15,640. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
Same day72%
Of which15,640 C / 6,639 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026, 09:30 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 call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 9 sessions. 14,160 call and 7,759 put contracts by 10:34 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 9 sessions. 9,267 call and 5,844 put contracts by 10:04 ET on Oct 21, 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 months out over the last 9 sessions. 3,519 put and 518 call contracts by 09:34 ET on Oct 21, 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 09:34 ET on Oct 21, 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 9 sessions. 8,313 call and 3,868 put contracts by 09:34 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 77,312 put and 88,273 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 4,825 put and 2,126 call contracts. By 09:34 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.