QQQ open interest by strike
From the closing options book · October 20, 2026 · updated after every close
At the October 20, 2026 close, QQQ options within 45 days held 403,541 calls and 579,788 puts in open interest, a put/call ratio of 1.44. The biggest call strike near the money was 735 and the biggest put strike 710.
QQQ open interest by strike, within 5% of the close
735 carried 29,256 calls and 710 carried 50,354 puts.
Open interest counts contracts still open after the close; it settles overnight. Large strikes are where dealer hedging is concentrated, which is why open interest feeds the gamma levels and max pain on the other QQQ pages.
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403,541 calls and 579,788 puts within 45 days at the October 20, 2026 close.
735 near the money, with 29,256 contracts.
710 near the money, with 50,354 contracts.
Compare: open interest by strike on other tickers
Measured from the closing options book and rebuilt after every close. Nothing on this page is live. Levels are where dealer hedging is concentrated, not targets or forecasts. Not investment advice.