QQQ calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.8x their open interest, by 09:34 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
CStrike9.9x
Expiry0.83x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 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
Volume / prior open interest, this strike
9.9x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.83x
Days to expiry
0
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's call volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 0.83; Ratio: 9.88
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 36
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 0.83
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 10 sessions. 38,643 put and 8,021 call contracts by 11:30 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 10 sessions. 50,737 put and 16,172 call contracts by 10:29 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 10 sessions. 6,236 put and 992 call contracts by 09:45 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 10 sessions. 2,543 put and 573 call contracts by 09:34 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 10 sessions. 3,731 put and 1,273 call contracts by 09:34 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 112,521 put and 123,164 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 8,069 put and 2,894 call contracts. By 09:34 ET on Oct 22, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.