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QQQ

Invesco QQQ TrustClose $701.53EOD only
Max Pain
$708.00
Next expiry May 20, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.46
1.1% from close
Price Gap
+6.47
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
28
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.67
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
5.5/10
Consensus signal
Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects QQQ options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — QQQ
Data as of market close May 19, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-20 shows max pain at $708.00 (6.47 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$708.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.46
±1.1%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
60,556
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
83,552
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$701.53
Published close
Consensus
5.5/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-05-20
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-18$705.005/14/2026, 11:32:50 PM
2026-05-19Updated$705.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-20Next$708.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-21$710.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-22$700.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-26$714.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-27$710.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-28$710.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-05-29$690.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-06-05$695.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-06-12$698.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-06-18$655.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-06-26$705.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-06-30$637.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-07-17$685.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-07-31$700.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-08-21$660.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-09-18$645.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-09-30$650.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-10-16$665.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-12-18$620.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-12-31$680.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-01-15$610.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-03-19$635.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-03-31$655.005/19/2026, 11:35:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-20 at max pain $708.00.
QQQ pain by strike for 2026-05-20 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
490034197859003419785900
535025780879002578087900
540024847064002484706400
545023931569002393156900
550023030984002303098400
555022130419002213041900
560021229859002122985900
570019428789001942878900
57550018529239001852924400
580300017629699001762972900
585550016730404001673045900
590900015831154001583124400
5951250014948809001494893400
6001600014097349001409750900
6053700013251569001325193900
6105800012421089001242166900
6158100011591074001159188400
62012200010762094001076331400
625188500993523900993712400
630258500910895400911153900
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures

Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.

How traders use it

It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.

What can break it

Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.

The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.