This page reflects ABTC options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — ABTC
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $5.50 (2.97 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$5.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.52
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,606
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,819
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$8.47
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$5.00
8/7/2026, 11:01:21 PM
2026-08-14
$7.00
8/14/2026, 11:01:20 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$5.50
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2026-08-28
$5.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2026-09-04
$7.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2026-09-11
$3.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2026-09-18
$1.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2026-09-25
$6.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2026-12-18
$1.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
2027-01-15
$1.00
8/20/2026, 11:01:24 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $5.50.
ABTC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
2665800
2665800
1
100
2375100
2375200
1.5
2250
2088700
2090950
2
4450
1802300
1806750
2.5
6750
1515900
1522650
3
9200
1242900
1252100
3.5
11700
969950
981650
4
14350
697000
711350
5
20050
154100
174150
5.5
60350
113750
174100
6
101100
77150
178250
6.5
146950
42800
189750
7
196300
14600
210900
7.5
262300
4650
266950
8
370300
1650
371950
8.5
488400
1450
489850
9
607450
1250
608700
10
858650
850
859500
11.5
1239800
250
1240050
12
1366850
100
1366950
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.