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.
CCalls518
PPuts3,519
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 21, 2026, 09:34 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
CCall volume (contracts)
518
PPut volume (contracts)
3,519
CCall open interest, prior settlement
129,648
PPut open interest, prior settlement
232,833
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$854K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$5.8M
Put/call volume ratio
6.8x
Days to expiry
30
Why it fired
Rule
put/call volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); put volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Put volume (contracts): 3,519; Ratio: 6.79
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 18; Puts: 18
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.24
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
9
Claim level
2, compared with a baseline
Last-trade position, raw counts
Count of contracts whose single last trade sat near the ask or bid. Not the side of the session's volume. It is not used in the headline.
Count of contracts by where their single last trade sat against the quote.
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.
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.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 8 sessions. 15,640 call and 6,639 put contracts by 09:30 ET on Oct 21, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.