This page reflects ACB options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 22, 2026 close
Max Pain — ACB
Data as of market close May 22, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $4.00 (0.54 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$4.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.55
±15.9%
Days to Expiry
27
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,072
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,503
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.74
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$3.46
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$3.00
4/17/2026, 11:01:22 PM
2026-05-15
$3.00
5/15/2026, 11:01:35 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$4.00
5/22/2026, 11:01:19 PM
2026-09-18
$5.00
5/22/2026, 11:01:19 PM
2026-12-18
$4.00
5/22/2026, 11:01:19 PM
2027-01-15
$5.00
5/22/2026, 11:01:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $4.00.
ACB pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
1769300
1769300
2
400
1019600
1020000
3
4000
271500
275500
4
153300
104600
257900
5
586600
41900
628500
6
1310300
22800
1333100
7
2143900
6000
2149900
8
3057500
200
3057700
9
4012500
0
4012500
10
4975600
0
4975600
11
5949400
0
5949400
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.