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QSR

Restaurant Brands InternationalClose $74.79EOD only
Max Pain
$72.50
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.75
3.7% from close
Price Gap
-2.29
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
22
Low premium
P/C OI
0.21
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — QSR
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $72.50 (2.29 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$72.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.75
±3.7%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
35,831
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,884
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.11
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$74.79
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-17
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$77.505/15/2026, 11:33:14 PM
2026-06-18$75.006/18/2026, 11:30:16 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated$72.507/3/2026, 11:25:56 PM
2026-08-21$70.007/3/2026, 11:25:56 PM
2026-10-16$75.007/3/2026, 11:25:56 PM
2027-01-15$60.007/3/2026, 11:25:56 PM
2027-06-17$65.007/3/2026, 11:25:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $72.50.
QSR pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
42.5099045009904500
50069922506992250
55050607505060750
57.5041002504100250
60031787503178750
62.5022650002265000
65016837501683750
67.5011247501124750
7021000620000641000
72.5162000254000416000
7559825021750620000
77.5471675037504720500
80900400025009006500
82.517532750125017534000
8526079000026079000
87.535001500035001500
9043927000043927000
10079646000079646000
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.