QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.1x their open interest, by 09:39 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
PStrike10.6x
Expiry1.1x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 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
10.6x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
1.1x
Days to expiry
0
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's put volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 1.12; Ratio: 10.64
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry puts: 39
Baseline
this expiry's put volume/open interest, same session: 1.12
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 12 sessions. 27,891 put and 10,812 call contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 30 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 1,054,774 put and 1,228,599 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 43,794 put and 24,728 call contracts. By 11:05 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 12 sessions. 7,118 put and 2,271 call contracts by 09:35 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 11 sessions. 16,833 put and 9,675 call contracts by 09:30 ET on Oct 26, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.