This page reflects ABBV options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — ABBV
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $240.00 (18.92 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$240.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.60
±2.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
30,445
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
25,940
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.85
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$258.92
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
$247.50
8/7/2026, 11:01:09 PM
2026-08-14
$247.50
8/14/2026, 11:01:08 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$240.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-08-28
$255.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-09-04
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-09-11
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-09-18
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-09-25
$240.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-10-02
$245.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-10-16
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-11-20
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2027-01-15
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2027-02-19
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2027-03-19
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
2027-06-17
$240.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $240.00.
ABBV pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
120
0
218508750
218508750
125
500
205552750
205553250
130
6500
192969750
192976250
135
12500
180748750
180761250
140
19000
168544750
168563750
145
26000
156391750
156417750
150
33500
144317750
144351250
155
44000
132285250
132329250
160
55000
120330750
120385750
165
66500
108513750
108580250
170
78000
96846750
96924750
175
89500
85638750
85728250
180
101000
74751750
74852750
185
113000
64484250
64597250
190
125500
55508750
55634250
195
138000
47276250
47414250
200
172500
39910250
40082750
205
221000
33403750
33624750
210
269500
26898250
27167750
215
777000
21387250
22164250
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.