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Same-day contracts accounted for 75% of tracked QQQ option volume by 09:34 ET
As of , published from Nov 5, 2026, 09:49 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.
On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-05/qqq-nov-5-2026-same-day-share: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Nov 5, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Nov 5, 2026.
192,816 of 257,617 tracked contracts on Nov 5, 2026, puts 113,617 and calls 79,199. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Same day75%
Of which79,199 C / 113,617 P
Evidence
The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 5, 2026, 09:34 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 weeks out over the last 20 sessions. 46,938 put and 6,357 call contracts by 09:55 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 51 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 20 sessions. 10,940 put and 2,109 call contracts by 09:44 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 47 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
Within 3 weeks: 502,098 put and 297,613 call contracts. 1 to 3 months out: 31,468 put and 9,317 call contracts. By 09:44 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 47 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 20 sessions. 12,170 put and 2,010 call contracts by 09:39 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 43 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts within a week over the last 20 sessions. 26,337 put and 8,618 call contracts by 09:34 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.
QQQ puts expiring that date in the strikes we track traded 1.2x their open interest, by 09:34 ET on Nov 5, 2026. Tracked: up to 40 strikes around the money across 33 expirations.