QQQ calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 0.9x their open interest, by 09:39 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
CStrike5.6x
Expiry0.95x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 23, 2026, 09:39 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
5.6x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
0.95x
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: 0.95; Ratio: 5.57
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 40
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 0.95
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 11 sessions. 16,755 put and 5,120 call contracts by 15:54 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 30 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 11 sessions. 110,063 put and 47,118 call contracts by 15:20 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 11 sessions. 7,250 call and 4,315 put contracts by 10:05 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 11 sessions. 7,865 call and 754 put contracts by 09:59 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 11 sessions. 5,981 put and 989 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 11 sessions. 4,302 call and 1,816 put contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.