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QQQ unusual options activityOctober 26, 2026 ET session

QQQ printed 40 unusual options prints worth $48M of premium on October 26, 2026, 79% in puts, including 1 golden sweep over $1M.

Prints
40
Premium
$48M
Calls / puts
$10M / $38M
Golden sweeps
1

QQQ prints, largest first

SideStrikeExpirationPremiumContractsType
PUT$7602026-10-30$12M2,485Block
PUT$7752026-11-06$9.5M1,500Block
PUT$7602026-10-27$3.5M726Split
PUT$6912026-11-06$1.6M3,000Block
PUT$5902027-01-15$1.3M3,000Block
PUT$8152026-11-20$1.1M105Split
CALL$7102026-11-05$1.0M751Golden sweep
CALL$7102026-11-03$921K757Sweep
PUT$6752026-11-06$818K2,659Sweep
PUT$7152027-01-15$754K277Sweep
PUT$6702027-01-15$694K483Sweep
CALL$7602026-11-20$690K3,241Sweep
CALL$7752026-11-20$558K5,995Block
PUT$7222026-10-27$557K583Sweep
PUT$6702026-11-13$549K1,417Sweep
PUT$6902026-11-27$544K500Sweep
CALL$5002026-11-06$535K25Split
PUT$8002026-11-20$529K60Split
CALL$7182026-10-30$524K921Sweep
PUT$7302026-12-18$522K173Sweep
CALL$7142026-11-02$518K588Sweep
PUT$7052026-12-18$517K269Sweep
PUT$7202026-12-18$517K202Sweep
CALL$8002026-12-18$513K2,979Sweep
CALL$7302026-11-13$511K694Sweep
CALL$7142026-12-18$511K195Sweep
CALL$7052026-12-18$507K160Sweep
PUT$7102027-01-15$504K196Sweep
CALL$7202026-10-29$504K1,322Sweep
CALL$7302026-11-02$503K2,150Sweep
PUT$7502026-12-18$502K119Sweep
CALL$7252026-10-28$502K4,321Sweep
PUT$6902026-10-28$501K6,552Sweep
CALL$7122026-10-29$501K682Sweep
CALL$7162026-10-28$501K1,290Sweep
CALL$7042026-10-27$500K646Sweep
CALL$7202026-10-26$500K48,424Sweep
PUT$7142026-10-29$500K712Sweep
PUT$7182026-10-27$500K788Sweep
PUT$7052026-11-02$500K819Sweep

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How to read these prints

A print is unusual when its size dwarfs the contract's normal volume or exceeds its open interest. Blocks are single prints of 1,000 contracts or more; sweeps are one order filled across several exchanges, which signals urgency; a golden sweep is a sweep over $1 million in premium. The classification rules are the same in the app and in the background worker, pinned against each other by tests, and only prints from the session shown here count.

Size tells you someone wanted exposure fast. It does not tell you why. Check whether volume exceeds open interest (opening, not closing), whether the print hit the ask (bought) or the bid (sold), and what the dealer gamma profile looks like around the strike. The glossary entry walks through each check; the app's live tape labels each print as directional, hedge or noise and hands it to the advisor.

Not advice. Prints are public trade data; the read is yours.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as unusual options activity in QQQ?
A print whose size is far above the contract's normal volume or above its open interest: a block of 1,000 contracts or more in one print, or a sweep filled across several exchanges. A golden sweep is a sweep over $1 million in premium. Only prints from the current session count on this page.
Is unusual options activity bullish?
Only when calls are bought or puts are sold with conviction. Large put buying is often a hedge on a stock position, and a call sweep can be one leg of a spread. Check volume against open interest, bid versus ask, and the dealer gamma profile around the strike before reading direction.
How fresh is this QQQ data?
Prints come from the Massive.com options feed, polled every 30 seconds in the app during market hours. This page is rebuilt about every 30 minutes and shows the most recent session that has prints for QQQ, dated in Eastern Time.

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