QQQCJAN 29 '27Open interest change
Open interest in QQQ calls expiring Jan 29, 2027 rose 6,816 at the Nov 2 settlement
2,154 to 8,970 contracts between the Oct 30 and Nov 2 settlements, 316% of the prior figure.
QQQ · PUTS · NOV 4Settled
Open interest in QQQ puts expiring Nov 4 rose 94,864 at the Nov 2 settlement
As of . Source: settlement open interest archive.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-02/qqq-puts-nov-4-2026-open-interest-change: the evidence table and the rule this settlement figure passed; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Nov 2, 2026.
78,306 to 173,170 contracts between the Oct 30 and Nov 2 settlements, 121% of the prior figure.
Evidence
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Open interest, earlier settlement | 78,306 |
| Open interest, later settlement | 173,170 |
| Change (contracts) | +94,864 |
| Change as a share of the earlier figure | 121% |
| Earlier settlement | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Later settlement | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Days to expiry | 2 |
Why it fired
- Rule
- |change| >= 10000 or (>= 2000 and >= 50% of prior), and |change share| >= 2.0 x bucket median; prior OI >= 1000
- Values that cleared it
- Change: 94,864; Change as a share of the earlier figure: 1.2115
- Contracts traded behind each figure
- Open interest changed: 107
- Baseline
- median absolute open interest change share, contracts within a week: 0.4361
- Baseline window
- last 20 sessions
- Baseline n
- 20
- Claim level
- 0, a reported fact
What happened next
This snapshot is itself a settlement figure, so it has no follow-up of its own.
More QQQ snapshots, Nov 2, 2026
All QQQ snapshots on the hub- QQQPNOV 13Put/call by expiry
QQQ puts expiring Nov 13 (2 weeks out) traded 3.3x the calls, vs a 1.3x median
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 weeks out over the last 17 sessions. 61,034 put and 18,725 call contracts by 15:55 ET on Nov 2, 2026. Tracked: up to 59 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
- QQQPNOV 6Put/call by expiry
QQQ puts expiring Nov 6 traded 2.2x the calls, vs a 1.2x median
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 17 sessions. 186,626 put and 84,538 call contracts by 15:40 ET on Nov 2, 2026. Tracked: up to 59 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
- QQQCMAR 19 '27Put/call by expiry
QQQ calls outnumbered puts 4.4 to 1 expiring Mar 19, 2027, vs a 0.5 median
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts more than 3 months out over the last 17 sessions. 15,788 call and 3,563 put contracts by 09:59 ET on Nov 2, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
- QQQCJAN 15 '27Put/call by expiry
QQQ calls outnumbered puts 5.8 to 1 expiring Jan 15, 2027, vs a 0.8 median
The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 17 sessions. 11,656 call and 1,999 put contracts by 09:44 ET on Nov 2, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.
- QQQP693NOV 2Volume vs open interest
QQQ 693 puts expiring Nov 2 (same day) traded 7.3x their open interest
QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.1x their open interest, by 09:40 ET on Nov 2, 2026. Tracked: up to 41 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.