QQQCNOV 4Open interest change
Open interest in QQQ calls expiring Nov 4 (2 weeks out) rose 3,814 at the Oct 22 settlement
2,096 to 5,910 contracts between the Oct 21 and Oct 22 settlements, 182% of the prior figure.
QQQ · PUTS · NOV 3Settled
Open interest in QQQ puts expiring Nov 3 (2 weeks out) rose 17,408 at the Oct 22 settlement
As of . Source: Cboe settlement open interest archive.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-puts-nov-3-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 22, 2026.
7,002 to 24,410 contracts between the Oct 21 and Oct 22 settlements, 249% of the prior figure.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Open interest, earlier settlement | 7,002 |
| Open interest, later settlement | 24,410 |
| Change (contracts) | +17,408 |
| Change as a share of the earlier figure | 249% |
| Earlier settlement | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Later settlement | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Days to expiry | 12 |
Why it fired
- Rule
- |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior), and |change share| >= 2.0 x bucket median; prior OI >= 1000
- Values that cleared it
- Change: 17,408; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 2.4861
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Open interest changed: 61
- Baseline
- median absolute open interest change share, contracts 1 to 3 weeks out: 0.2774
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 20
- Claim level
- 0, a reported fact
What happened next
This snapshot is itself a settlement figure, so it has no follow-up of its own.
More QQQ snapshots, Oct 22, 2026
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QQQ puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 6.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median
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QQQ 720 calls expiring Oct 22 (same day) traded 9.9x their open interest
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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.