QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.82 within 3 weeks, against 4.03 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 23, 2026, 09:50 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-23/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 23, 2026.
Within 3 weeks: 68,024 put and 82,662 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 7,171 put and 1,781 call contracts. By 09:35 ET on Oct 23, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
< 3 wks82,662 C / 68,024 P
1-3 mo1,781 C / 7,171 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 23, 2026, 09:35 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)
82,662
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
68,024
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,781
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
7,171
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.82x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
4.0x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.20x
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: 0.204
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 93; Far puts: 116; Near calls: 247; Near puts: 289
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.