QQQ · CALLS · DEC 18Session closed

QQQ calls outnumbered puts 2.1 to 1 expiring Dec 18, vs a 0.7 median

As of , published from Nov 9, 2026, 10:44 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-09/qqq-calls-dec-18-2026-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Dec 18, 2026 expiry, each added once recorded; the evidence table and the rule that fired; and up to six other QQQ snapshots from Nov 9, 2026.

The median is QQQ's call/put volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 39,109 call and 19,057 put contracts by 10:29 ET on Nov 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 49 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 9, 2026, 10:29 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.
MeasureValue
Call volume (contracts)39,109
Put volume (contracts)19,057
Call open interest, prior settlement192,405
Put open interest, prior settlement697,328
Call premium, est. (USD)$99.2M
Put premium, est. (USD)$24.3M
Call/put volume ratio2.0x
Days to expiry39

Why it fired

Rule
call/put volume >= max(1.5, 1.75 x baseline median); call volume >= 2000
Values that cleared it
Call volume (contracts): 39,109; Ratio: 2.05
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 33; Puts: 28
Baseline
median call/put volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 0.6711
Baseline window
last 20 sessions
Baseline n
20
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.
Side of chainNear askNear bidOther
Calls61512
Puts10117

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Dec 18, 2026: Pending expiry.
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  1. QQQPDEC 18Put/call by expiry

    QQQ puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.9x the calls, vs a 1.5x median

    The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 10,411 put and 3,566 call contracts by 09:50 ET on Nov 9, 2026. Tracked: up to 46 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

    Source: delayed broker chainQQQ pageDetails