QQQ 0DTE session : close $736.53, $5.47 from max pain
what 4:00 does to it
Monday, September 28, 2026, in numbers
- : full session, 4:00pm ET close.
- Close vs the prior close $744.50: -$7.97 (-1.07%).
- Vs the previous archived session, 2026-09-25: max pain at the close $735 → $742, close − max pain +$9.50 → -$5.47.
- Against the 9:00 ET walls (that morning's levels, as of 8:45am ET (15-min delayed): put wall $727, call wall $750) the close finished inside the walls.
- Against the 3:30pm ET walls (put wall $734, call wall $740) it finished inside the walls.
- The high–low range, $9.79, was 2.70× the ±$3.63 9:45am ET ATM straddle (15-min delayed mids).
How each number is computed, its source and its limits: methodology.
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Quick answers
Did QQQ pin at max pain on 2026-09-28?
The official close $736.53 landed $5.47 (0.74%) from the 0DTE max-pain strike $742, computed from 15-min delayed CBOE open interest at the close. Whether that counts as a "pin" depends on the threshold you pick — the QQQ pin-rate page counts every session.
What were the QQQ 0DTE walls at 3:30pm on 2026-09-28?
Call wall $740, put wall $734 at the 3:30pm ET snapshot (15-min delayed CBOE open interest); the official close finished inside the walls. Modeled levels, not targets.
What did the 9:45 straddle price vs the day's range on 2026-09-28?
The 9:45am ET ATM straddle (15-min delayed CBOE mids) priced ±$3.63; the session's high–low range was $9.79, 2.70× the straddle.
Next
- that morning's levels
- QQQ 2026-09-25 previous archived session
- SPX 2026-09-28 same session
- SPY 2026-09-28 same session
- QQQ close vs max pain, every session
- September 2026: SPX, SPY and QQQ
- 9:45 straddle vs this close
- QQQ measured pin rate
- session archive