This page reflects ACN 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 — ACN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $157.50 (15.43 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$157.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.75
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
24,990
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
30,634
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$172.93
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
$160.00
8/7/2026, 11:01:41 PM
2026-08-14
$162.50
8/14/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$157.50
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-08-28
$162.50
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-09-04
$162.50
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-09-11
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-09-18
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-09-25
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-10-02
$135.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-10-16
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-11-20
$150.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2026-12-18
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2027-01-15
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2027-02-19
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2027-03-19
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
2027-06-17
$165.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $157.50.
ACN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
65
0
224539300
224539300
75
0
193908300
193908300
80
0
178595300
178595300
85
0
163283300
163283300
90
0
147974300
147974300
95
500
132678300
132678800
100
1000
117389800
117390800
105
2500
102195300
102197800
110
5500
87200800
87206300
115
41500
73356800
73398300
120
133000
60500300
60633300
125
288000
49632300
49920300
127
420400
45764100
46184500
128
486600
43857300
44343900
129
553200
41952000
42505200
130
620100
40076100
40696200
131
800200
38258400
39058600
132
980600
36442800
37423400
133
1161400
34656300
35817700
134
1342400
32871900
34214300
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.