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.
CCalls1,146
PPuts14,651
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 28, 2026, 09:50 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
CCall volume (contracts)
1,146
PPut volume (contracts)
14,651
CCall open interest, prior settlement
163,451
PPut open interest, prior settlement
232,258
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$1.7M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$15.8M
Put/call volume ratio
12.8x
Days to expiry
23
Why it fired
Rule
put/call volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); put volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Put volume (contracts): 14,651; Ratio: 12.78
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 40; Puts: 34
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.435
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
14
Claim level
2, compared with a baseline
Last-trade position, raw counts
Count of contracts whose single last trade sat near the ask or bid. Not the side of the session's volume. It is not used in the headline.
Count of contracts by where their single last trade sat against the quote.
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.
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.