# QQQH Max Pain (Strike Pegger)

> QQQH max pain chart: the strike where option writers' aggregate liability is minimized, daily and by expiration.

Data as of Nov 11, 2026 (end of day).

Max Pain© analysis: the peg is the strike where call and put writers' aggregate liability is minimized; the target price (bias) is where call and put liability converge.

## QQQH quote

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Last | 52.96 |
| Change | +0.74 |
| Open | 52.63 |
| Previous | 52.22 |
| High | 53.19 |
| Low | 52.63 |
| Bid | - |
| Ask | - |
| Volume | 12,739 |
| Trades | - |
| Dividend | - |
| Yield | - |
| Ex-Div | - |
| Split Date | - |
| Impl Vol | 16.8% |
| Hist Vol | 12.9% |
| Opt Volume | 10 |
| Open Int | 87 |

Expiration: Nov 20, 2026. No daily peg history is stored for this expiration; pegs are kept for the expirations listed under By Expiration.

All expirations: 2026-11-20, 2026-12-18, 2027-03-19, 2027-06-17.

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## Open Interest by Strike

**Strike Peg is 54.00, Bias: 0.00** (expiration Nov 20, 2026) — 2.0% above the last price of 52.96; open interest 20 calls / 7 puts (put/call 0.35).

Net Liability is the call plus put writers' liability if the stock settles at the strike; the peg is its minimum. Showing 3 of 19 strikes: those with open interest; the peg uses every strike.

| Strike | Call OI | Put OI | Net Liability |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 54.00 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 55.00 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 58.00 | 3 | 0 | 66 |

## By Expiration

| Expiration | Strike Peg | Stock Price | Target Price (bias) | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Dec 19, 2026 | 55.00 | 52.96 | 53.80 | 43 | 6 |

Max Pain© is a registered trademark. The peg is computed from open interest in the day's option snapshot.

## More for QQQH

- [Quote](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/stock-quotes/QQQH.md)
- [Option chain](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/stock-option-chains/QQQH.md)
- [Price history](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/stock-prices/QQQH.md)
- [10 day snapshot](https://www.optionistics.com/snapshot.md?symbol=QQQH)
- [Strike Pegger (max pain)](https://www.optionistics.com/quotes/strike-pegger/QQQH.md)
- [Volatility skew](https://www.optionistics.com/screener/volatility-skew/QQQH.md)
- [Put/call ratio](https://www.optionistics.com/screener/put-call-ratio/QQQH.md)
- [Trade finder](https://www.optionistics.com/screener/stock-trade-finder/QQQH.md)

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