This page reflects ALKT 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 — ALKT
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $17.50 (0.66 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.47
±14.7%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,701
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,548
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$16.84
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$17.50
4/17/2026, 11:03:03 PM
2026-05-15
$17.50
5/15/2026, 11:02:05 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:02:16 PM
2026-07-17
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:02:16 PM
2026-09-18
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:02:16 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $17.50.
ALKT pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
2265500
2265500
10
0
1112000
1112000
12.5
1000
727500
728500
15
6250
346500
352750
17.5
14000
10500
24500
20
219500
750
220250
22.5
555750
250
556000
25
1161500
0
1161500
27.5
1801000
0
1801000
30
2445750
0
2445750
32.5
3120500
0
3120500
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.