This page reflects ALM 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 — ALM
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $17.50 (0.14 below 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
±$3.43
±19.4%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,975
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,410
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.64
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, 11:03:11 PM
2026-05-15
$20.00
5/15/2026, 11:02:19 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:03:17 PM
2026-07-17
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:03:17 PM
2026-08-21
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:03:17 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:03:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $17.50.
ALM pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
12.5
0
1211000
1211000
15
750
611750
612500
17.5
7250
58500
65750
20
80750
10750
91500
22.5
212750
1250
214000
25
433000
500
433500
30
1327000
0
1327000
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.