This page reflects AKAM 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 — AKAM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $120.00 (4.80 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$120.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.08
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
28,137
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
11,911
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.42
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$115.20
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
$117.00
8/7/2026, 11:02:15 PM
2026-08-14
$114.00
8/14/2026, 11:02:38 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-08-28
$119.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-09-04
$117.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-09-11
$117.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-09-18
$125.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-09-25
$115.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-10-16
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-11-20
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2026-12-18
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2027-01-15
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2027-02-19
$135.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2027-03-19
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
2027-06-17
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $120.00.
AKAM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
73664100
73664100
50
2000
67756100
67758100
55
4000
61848600
61852600
60
6000
55941600
55947600
65
10500
50038600
50049100
70
25000
44156600
44181600
75
39500
38339600
38379100
80
54500
32694600
32749100
85
79000
27348100
27427100
90
105000
22280100
22385100
95
167000
17901600
18068600
99
329800
14683600
15013400
100
370500
13879200
14249700
101
429800
13191800
13621600
102
489100
12504600
12993700
103
548400
11817700
12366100
104
607700
11138000
11745700
105
667000
10462900
11129900
106
767600
9849900
10617500
107
868200
9238500
10106700
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.