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QQQ · PUTS · JAN 15 '27Session closed

QQQ puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median

As of , published from Oct 22, 2026, 10:00 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Jan 15, 2027 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 22, 2026.

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.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 22, 2026, 09:45 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)992
Put volume (contracts)6,236
Call open interest, prior settlement250,524
Put open interest, prior settlement354,236
Call premium, est. (USD)$1.6M
Put premium, est. (USD)$11.0M
Put/call volume ratio6.3x
Days to expiry85

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): 6,236; Ratio: 6.29
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 34; Puts: 30
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.27
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
10
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.
Side of chainNear askNear bidOther
Calls41317
Puts7815

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Jan 15, 2027: Pending expiry.
All QQQ snapshots on the hub
  1. QQQPNOV 13Put/call by expiry

    QQQ puts expiring Nov 13 traded 4.4x the calls, vs a 1.3x median

    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.

    Source: delayed broker chainQQQ pageDetails
  2. QQQPNOV 20Put/call by expiry

    QQQ puts expiring Nov 20 traded 2.9x the calls, vs a 1.3x median

    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.

    Source: delayed broker chainQQQ pageDetails