QQQ · PUTS · JAN 15 '27Session closed

QQQ puts expiring Jan 15, 2027 traded 3.5x the calls, vs a 1.5x median

As of , published from Nov 10, 2026, 11:19 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-10/qqq-puts-jan-15-2027-put-call-skew: the follow-up at the next settlement and at the Jan 15, 2027 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. 23,327 put and 6,691 call contracts by 11:04 ET on Nov 10, 2026. Tracked: up to 47 strikes around the money across 32 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 10, 2026, 11:04 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)6,691
Put volume (contracts)23,327
Call open interest, prior settlement301,374
Put open interest, prior settlement562,908
Call premium, est. (USD)$8.7M
Put premium, est. (USD)$36.0M
Put/call volume ratio3.5x
Days to expiry66

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): 23,327; Ratio: 3.49
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 30; Puts: 34
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
Calls2217
Puts2374

What happened next

  • Next settlement: Pending the next settlement.
  • Expiry, Jan 15, 2027: Pending expiry.
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