I haven't traded QQQ ops yet either, too wishy washy & unclear...the 10 yr & dollar are both bouncing around today & making it unclear for me...I like clear...sounds like we're on same page ;)
Key for me is I like one direction & lean on the options that are in the overall general market direction...so if strong downtrend in place, buy more puts, less calls...visa versa...today the market is all confused, like us ;)
also, market very sideways, on ops expire day, the last thing you want is sideways...jmho