This page reflects AKAM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — AKAM
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $145.00 (1.45 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$145.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.88
±4.1%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,353
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,121
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.93
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$143.55
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$112.00
5/8/2026, 11:01:53 PM
2026-05-15
$107.00
5/15/2026, 11:02:02 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$145.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-05-29
$123.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-06-05
$111.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-06-12
$135.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-06-18
$100.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-06-26
$160.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-07-17
$145.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-08-21
$120.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-09-18
$125.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-11-20
$130.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2026-12-18
$95.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2027-01-15
$95.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
2027-03-19
$95.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:28 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $145.00.
AKAM pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
55
0
25406600
25406600
60
0
23847100
23847100
65
0
22289600
22289600
70
0
20764100
20764100
73
17400
19849700
19867100
75
29000
19240300
19269300
76
37300
18936100
18973400
77
45700
18632300
18678000
78
54100
18328700
18382800
79
62500
18025500
18088000
80
70900
17722700
17793600
81
79300
17420800
17500100
82
87700
17119700
17207400
83
96100
16819200
16915300
84
104500
16520200
16624700
85
112900
16221500
16334400
86
121300
15924300
16045600
87
129700
15627300
15757000
88
138100
15330700
15468800
90
154900
14740700
14895600
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.