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.
CCalls573
PPuts2,543
contracts
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
CCall volume (contracts)
573
PPut volume (contracts)
2,543
CCall open interest, prior settlement
12,370
PPut open interest, prior settlement
44,635
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$653K
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$4.5M
Put/call volume ratio
4.4x
Days to expiry
22
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): 2,543; Ratio: 4.44
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 23; Puts: 23
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.
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.
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.
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.