QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.86 within 3 weeks, against 1.77 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 26, 2026, 11:20 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-26/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 26, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks1,228,599 C / 1,054,774 P
1-3 mo24,728 C / 43,794 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 26, 2026, 11:05 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)
1,228,599
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
1,054,774
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
24,728
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
43,794
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.86x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
1.8x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.48x
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: 0.485
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 241; Far puts: 229; Near calls: 426; Near puts: 416
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.
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.
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.