This page reflects ALB options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — ALB
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $126.00 (8.28 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$126.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.30
±3.2%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,934
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,697
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$134.28
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
$120.00
8/7/2026, 11:02:50 PM
2026-08-14
$125.00
8/14/2026, 11:01:48 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$126.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-08-28
$130.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-09-04
$124.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-09-11
$132.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-09-18
$145.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-09-25
$130.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-10-02
$125.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-10-16
$125.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-11-20
$135.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2026-12-18
$175.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2027-01-15
$125.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2027-02-19
$110.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2027-03-19
$125.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
2027-05-21
$145.00
8/19/2026, 11:02:22 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $126.00.
ALB pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
27669200
27669200
85
500
23825200
23825700
90
1500
19992200
19993700
95
47000
16239200
16286200
100
93500
12557700
12651200
105
144500
9148700
9293200
106
157900
8669700
8827600
107
171300
8192000
8363300
108
184700
7715800
7900500
109
198100
7241600
7439700
110
211700
6771900
6983600
111
235100
6352700
6587800
112
258500
5938300
6196800
113
282100
5537000
5819100
114
310500
5139700
5450200
115
342400
4746200
5088600
116
384300
4392800
4777100
117
428600
4047900
4476500
118
478600
3705400
4184000
119
532900
3369800
3902700
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.