QQQ Options Are Pinned at $742 Max Pain Minutes Before the September Jobs Report
QQQ sits almost exactly on its $742 options max pain level ahead of the September jobs report, with dealer gamma flipping at the same strike.
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QQQ sits almost exactly on its $742 options max pain level ahead of the September jobs report, with dealer gamma flipping at the same strike.
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