Same-day contracts accounted for 64% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:30 ET
As of , published from Oct 23, 2026, 09:45 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/qqq-oct-23-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 23, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 23, 2026.
12,329 of 19,160 tracked contracts on Oct 23, 2026, puts 6,071 and calls 6,258. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
Same day64%
Of which6,258 C / 6,071 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 23, 2026, 09:30 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.
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.
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.
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.