This page reflects AEHR 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 — AEHR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $100.00 (23.25 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$100.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$12.80
±10.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,789
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
12,069
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.12
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$123.25
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
$83.00
8/7/2026, 11:01:44 PM
2026-08-14
$100.00
8/14/2026, 11:01:54 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-08-28
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-09-04
$102.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-09-11
$113.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-09-25
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-10-02
$126.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2027-01-15
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
2027-03-19
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:01:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $100.00.
AEHR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
55640700
55640700
40
1000
49722700
49723700
45
50500
43840700
43891200
50
115500
38037200
38152700
55
183500
32567700
32751200
60
279000
27500700
27779700
61
299200
26555300
26854500
62
319400
25612200
25931600
63
339600
24716800
25056400
64
359800
23868700
24228500
65
380000
23020800
23400800
66
404500
22194400
22598900
67
429700
21369700
21799400
68
459300
20547100
21006400
69
489300
19731200
20220500
70
525000
18918800
19443800
71
571700
18356400
18928100
72
618700
17794100
18412800
73
666000
17235800
17901800
74
720300
16681000
17401300
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.