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QSR

Restaurant Brands InternationalClose $76.53EOD only
Max Pain
$77.50
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.88
5.1% from close
Price Gap
+0.97
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
1
Low premium
P/C OI
0.33
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — QSR
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $77.50 (0.97 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$77.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.88
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,633
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
788
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$76.53
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-06-18
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-04-17$70.004/17/2026, 11:27:00 PM
2026-05-15$77.505/15/2026, 11:33:14 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated$77.505/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
2026-07-17$72.505/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
2026-10-16$72.505/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
2027-01-15$60.005/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $77.50.
QSR pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
60012335001233500
650840500840500
67.50647500647500
700462000462000
72.5500288250288750
758500130250138750
77.57550053250128750
8025950011500271000
82.56745005500680000
85135175001351750
87.5249700002497000
90365125003651250
95596575005965750
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.