The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 22,798 put and 4,234 call contracts by 10:24 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
CCalls4,234
PPuts22,798
contracts
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Oct 30, 2026, 10:24 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)
4,234
PPut volume (contracts)
22,798
CCall open interest, prior settlement
96,809
PPut open interest, prior settlement
374,821
CCall premium, est. (USD)
$9.7M
PPut premium, est. (USD)
$39.5M
Put/call volume ratio
5.4x
Days to expiry
49
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): 22,798; Ratio: 5.38
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 32; Puts: 40
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.435
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
16
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 put/call volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 21,339 put and 4,932 call contracts by 15:54 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 16 sessions. 101,338 put and 10,131 call contracts by 13:40 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 16 sessions. 152,019 call and 101,175 put contracts by 11:04 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 16 sessions. 17,953 call and 8,549 put contracts by 10:35 ET on Oct 30, 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 16 sessions. 8,129 put and 855 call contracts by 09:45 ET on Oct 30, 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 16 sessions. 4,748 put and 581 call contracts by 09:40 ET on Oct 30, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.