This page reflects ALLY 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 — ALLY
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $43.00 (0.63 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$43.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.90
±2.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
17,775
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
11,196
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.63
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$43.63
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
$43.00
6/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
2026-07-17
$45.00
7/17/2026, 11:02:57 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$43.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
2026-11-20
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
2026-12-18
$44.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
2027-03-19
$44.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $43.00.
ALLY pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
22360200
22360200
23
600
19008600
19009200
25
1000
16779000
16780000
28
1600
13438500
13440100
30
2000
11249700
11251700
33
2600
8025000
8027600
35
3000
5935200
5938200
36
3300
4965600
4968900
37
3600
3997200
4000800
38
3900
3121100
3125000
39
4300
2247100
2251400
40
4700
1469400
1474100
41
172400
1006200
1178600
42
344700
646500
991200
43
583100
335600
918700
44
832300
132500
964800
45
1119000
30300
1149300
46
1640200
10700
1650900
47
2205800
500
2206300
48
3247800
0
3247800
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.