QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.91 within 3 weeks, against 2.79 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 22, 2026, 09:49 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-22/qqq-term-structure: the follow-up at the next settlement, added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 22, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks123,164 C / 112,521 P
1-3 mo2,894 C / 8,069 P
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
CCalls within 3 weeks (contracts)
123,164
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
112,521
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
2,894
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
8,069
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.91x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
2.8x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.33x
Why it fired
Rule
near (<= 21 days) put/call ratio >= 2.0 x or <= 1/2.0 x the 22-92 day ratio (absolute: baseline n 1 < 5); each side >= 1000
Values that cleared it
Near ratio / far ratio: 0.328
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 132; Far puts: 162; Near calls: 294; Near puts: 344
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. 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.