QQQ put/call volume ratio held at 0.94 within 3 weeks, against 2.90 1 to 3 months out
As of , published from Oct 28, 2026, 09:50 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-28/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 28, 2026.
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.
< 3 wks61,152 C / 57,231 P
1-3 mo1,934 C / 5,614 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 28, 2026, 09:35 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)
61,152
PPuts within 3 weeks (contracts)
57,231
CCalls 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
1,934
PPuts 1 to 3 months out (contracts)
5,614
Put/call ratio within 3 weeks
0.94x
Put/call ratio 1 to 3 months out
2.9x
Near ratio / far ratio
0.32x
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: 0.322
Contracts traded behind each figure
Far calls: 101; Far puts: 94; Near calls: 291; Near puts: 244
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.