This page reflects TQQQ options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — TQQQ
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-05 shows max pain at $78.00 (3.01 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$78.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.88
±2.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,717
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
14,743
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$81.01
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-05
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-09-30
$77.00
9/30/2026, 11:31:59 PM
2026-10-02Updated
$76.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-10-05Next
$78.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-10-07
$77.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-10-09
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-10-16
$73.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-10-23
$73.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-10-30
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-11-06
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-11-20
$75.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2026-12-18
$69.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2027-01-15
$37.50
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
2027-03-19
$69.00
10/2/2026, 11:33:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-05 at max pain $78.00.
TQQQ pain by strike for 2026-10-05 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
54
0
28682400
28682400
55
0
27209900
27209900
57
0
24266500
24266500
60
0
19851700
19851700
61
1000
18380700
18381700
62
2000
16912000
16914000
64
4000
13976200
13980200
65
5000
12509100
12514100
66
7200
11048300
11055500
67
9400
9601900
9611300
68
11600
8163900
8175500
69
13800
6733600
6747400
70
16000
5334700
5350700
71
19300
3998300
4017600
72
29500
2701900
2731400
73
41400
2051700
2093100
74
97500
1521100
1618600
75
159000
1037800
1196800
76
227400
682100
909500
77
320400
397500
717900
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.