This page reflects AGX 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 — AGX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $570.00 (16.97 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$570.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$30.35
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,774
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,060
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.74
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$553.03
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
2026-06-18
$660.00
6/18/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-07-17
$580.00
7/17/2026, 11:02:36 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$570.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:49 PM
2026-09-18
$630.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:49 PM
2026-10-16
$700.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:49 PM
2026-12-18
$500.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:49 PM
2027-01-15
$640.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $570.00.
AGX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
280
0
49216000
49216000
300
0
45100000
45100000
310
0
43055000
43055000
320
0
41012000
41012000
330
0
38975000
38975000
340
0
36941000
36941000
350
7000
34914000
34921000
360
14000
32919000
32933000
370
22000
30931000
30953000
380
31000
28969000
29000000
390
40000
27013000
27053000
400
49000
25065000
25114000
410
59000
23133000
23192000
420
69000
21227000
21296000
430
79000
19356000
19435000
440
89000
17537000
17626000
450
99000
15765000
15864000
460
111000
14063000
14174000
470
124000
12460000
12584000
480
139000
10913000
11052000
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.