Same-day contracts accounted for 68% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:30 ET
As of , published from Oct 29, 2026, 09:45 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-10-29/qqq-oct-29-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Oct 29, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Oct 29, 2026.
17,168 of 25,084 tracked contracts on Oct 29, 2026, puts 9,266 and calls 7,902. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Same day68%
Of which7,902 C / 9,266 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 29, 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 put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 15 sessions. 37,575 put and 5,938 call contracts by 10:09 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 621,453 put and 596,751 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 73,221 put and 18,081 call contracts. By 10:09 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 15 sessions. 13,877 call and 8,473 put contracts by 10:04 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 15 sessions. 3,523 put and 1,035 call contracts by 09:39 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 15 sessions. 5,463 put and 1,831 call contracts by 09:39 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.8x their open interest, by 09:39 ET on Oct 29, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.