QQQCNOV 2Open interest change
Open interest in QQQ calls expiring Nov 2 (1 week out) rose 41,949 at the Oct 23 settlement
15,198 to 57,147 contracts between the Oct 22 and Oct 23 settlements, 276% of the prior figure.
QQQ · CALLS · OCT 26Settled
Open interest in QQQ calls expiring Oct 26 rose 66,500 at the Oct 23 settlement
As of . Source: settlement open interest archive.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/qqq-calls-oct-26-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 23, 2026.
69,017 to 135,517 contracts between the Oct 22 and Oct 23 settlements, 96% of the prior figure.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Open interest, earlier settlement | 69,017 |
| Open interest, later settlement | 135,517 |
| Change (contracts) | +66,500 |
| Change as a share of the earlier figure | 96% |
| Earlier settlement | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Later settlement | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Days to expiry | 3 |
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: 66,500; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 0.9635
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Open interest changed: 93
- Baseline
- median absolute open interest change share, contracts within a week: 0.3889
- 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 23, 2026
All QQQ snapshots on the hub- QQQPOCT 29Put/call by expiry
QQQ puts expiring Oct 29 traded 3.3x the calls, vs a 1.2x median
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.
- QQQPOCT 30Put/call by expiry
QQQ puts expiring Oct 30 (1 week out) traded 2.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median
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.
- QQQCOCT 27Put/call by expiry
QQQ calls outnumbered puts 1.7 to 1 expiring Oct 27, vs a 0.9 median
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.
- QQQCNOV 2Put/call by expiry
QQQ calls outnumbered puts 10.4 to 1 expiring Nov 2 (1 week out), vs a 0.8 median
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.
- QQQC703OCT 23Volume vs open interest
QQQ 703 calls expiring Oct 23 (same day) traded 5.6x their open interest
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.