This page reflects AMBA 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 — AMBA
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $67.50 (7.32 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$67.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.68
±6.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
17,589
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,646
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$74.82
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
$81.00
8/7/2026, 11:02:53 PM
2026-08-14
$80.00
8/14/2026, 11:02:51 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$67.50
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-08-28
$71.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-09-04
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-09-11
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-09-18
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-09-25
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-10-02
$74.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
2027-02-19
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:03:37 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $67.50.
AMBA pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
27.5
0
25685600
25685600
30
100500
24038100
24138600
32.5
301500
22398100
22699600
35
503000
20765600
21268600
37.5
704500
19224100
19928600
40
907000
17687350
18594350
42.5
1109500
16154350
17263850
45
1323250
14634350
15957600
47.5
1537000
13150100
14687100
50
1754000
11693850
13447850
51
1908800
11128550
13037350
52
2130300
10563350
12693650
52.5
2241050
10280750
12521800
54
2573300
9444350
12017650
55
2794800
8887150
11681950
56
3036400
8411750
11448150
57
3297800
7940250
11238050
57.5
3428500
7705750
11134250
58
3559300
7479300
11038600
59
3820900
7027500
10848400
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.