This page reflects TQQQ 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 — TQQQ
Data as of market close May 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $70.00 (2.93 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.23
±5.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
94,628
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
124,344
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.93
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$66.00
5/8/2026, 11:32:05 PM
2026-05-15
$67.00
5/15/2026, 11:43:32 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$70.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-05-29
$65.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-06-05
$68.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-06-12
$65.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-06-18
$55.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-06-26
$72.50
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-07-17
$78.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-09-18
$51.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
5/19/2026, 11:36:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $70.00.
TQQQ pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
25
0
494473500
494473500
30
4000
430412500
430416500
31
5400
417742600
417748000
32
6800
405091600
405098400
33
8300
392457900
392466200
34
9900
379855300
379865200
35
14900
367265400
367280300
36
20400
354777100
354797500
37
26200
342327200
342353400
38
32400
329896500
329928900
38.5
35950
323697200
323733150
39
39650
317505350
317545000
39.5
43850
311328550
311372400
40
50950
305153800
305204750
40.5
61550
299066100
299127650
41
72750
292983150
293055900
41.5
85650
286907250
286992900
42
99300
280842700
280942000
42.5
116000
274816200
274932200
43
139300
268801250
268940550
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.