This page reflects TQQQ options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 17, 2026 close
Max Pain — TQQQ
Data as of market close Aug 17, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $72.00 (4.40 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$72.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.06
±4.0%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
96,091
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
124,158
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.29
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$76.40
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$67.50
8/7/2026, 11:35:04 PM
2026-08-14
$72.00
8/14/2026, 11:37:39 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$72.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-08-28
$69.50
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-09-04
$71.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-09-11
$73.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-09-25
$60.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-10-02
$75.50
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2026-12-18
$66.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2027-01-15
$33.50
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
8/17/2026, 11:44:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $72.00.
TQQQ pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
279285100
279285100
45
221500
220470100
220691600
46
278000
209403100
209681100
47
334700
198383500
198718200
48
392500
187381600
187774100
49
450300
176391100
176841400
50
508300
165430200
165938500
51
611000
155521000
156132000
52
714100
145660000
146374100
53
817200
135811600
136628800
54
920500
126028700
126949200
55
1024400
116264300
117288700
56
1217200
107659300
108876500
57
1412000
99102400
100514400
58
1608800
90594700
92203500
59
1817400
82149700
83967100
60
2050700
73768000
75818700
61
2422700
66338400
68761100
62
2813800
58982400
61796200
62.5
3029850
55377550
58407400
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.