QQQ calls expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.8x their open interest, by 09:40 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
CStrike10.9x
Expiry1.8x
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 27, 2026, 09:40 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
10.9x
Volume / prior open interest, the expiry's tracked strikes
1.8x
Days to expiry
0
Why it fired
Rule
volume/prior OI >= 5.0 and >= 3.0 x this expiry's call volume/OI; prior OI >= 1000; volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Expiry ratio: 1.81; Ratio: 10.86
Contracts traded behind each figure
Expiry calls: 38
Baseline
this expiry's call volume/open interest, same session: 1.81
Baseline window
same expiry, same session (n = strikes with open interest)
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 13 sessions. 46,778 call and 9,929 put contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 27, 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 13 sessions. 10,006 call and 3,753 put contracts by 15:59 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 356,636 put and 474,271 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 10,044 put and 6,551 call contracts. By 09:55 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts same day over the last 12 sessions. 187,342 call and 97,386 put contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 27, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.