QQQ · PUTS · DEC 18Session closed

QQQ puts expiring Dec 18 traded 5.3x the calls, vs a 1.5x median

As of , published from Nov 10, 2026, 09:59 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-10/qqq-puts-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 10, 2026.

The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 8,900 put and 1,668 call contracts by 09:44 ET on Nov 10, 2026. Tracked: up to 43 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 10, 2026, 09:44 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)1,668
Put volume (contracts)8,900
Call open interest, prior settlement220,576
Put open interest, prior settlement690,269
Call premium, est. (USD)$3.3M
Put premium, est. (USD)$9.6M
Put/call volume ratio5.3x
Days to expiry38

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): 8,900; Ratio: 5.34
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 26; Puts: 28
Baseline
median put/call volume ratio, contracts 1 to 3 months out: 1.49
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
Calls0251
Puts2206

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Dec 18, 2026: Pending expiry.
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