Same-day contracts accounted for 69% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:30 ET
As of , published from Oct 28, 2026, 09:45 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-28/qqq-oct-28-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 28, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 28, 2026.
17,101 of 24,799 tracked contracts on Oct 28, 2026, puts 7,044 and calls 10,057. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
Same day69%
Of which10,057 C / 7,044 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 28, 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 call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 33,697 call and 17,945 put contracts by 14:44 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 24,752 call and 12,903 put contracts by 14:44 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 14 sessions. 17,531 put and 6,464 call contracts by 13:50 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 14 sessions. 14,651 put and 1,146 call contracts by 09:50 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.1x their open interest, by 09:39 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 57,231 put and 61,152 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 5,614 put and 1,934 call contracts. By 09:35 ET on Oct 28, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.