QQQ · PUTS · DEC 18Session closed

QQQ puts expiring Dec 18 traded 2.8x the calls, vs a 1.5x median

As of , published from Nov 12, 2026, 10:24 ET. Source: delayed broker chain.

On the page at squawkflow.com/options-flow/2026-11-12/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 12, 2026.

The median is QQQ's put/call volume ratio for contracts 1 to 3 months out over the last 20 sessions. 10,010 put and 3,580 call contracts by 10:09 ET on Nov 12, 2026. Tracked: up to 47 strikes around the money across 31 expirations.

Evidence

The numbers behind this snapshot, Nov 12, 2026, 10:09 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)3,580
Put volume (contracts)10,010
Call open interest, prior settlement347,604
Put open interest, prior settlement731,306
Call premium, est. (USD)$7.5M
Put premium, est. (USD)$14.1M
Put/call volume ratio2.8x
Days to expiry36

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): 10,010; Ratio: 2.8
Contracts traded behind each figure
Calls: 33; Puts: 39
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
Calls2832
Puts1299

What happened next

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