This page reflects AMBQ 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 — AMBQ
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $55.00 (21.61 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.65
±11.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,025
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
342
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.33
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$76.61
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
$25.00
4/17/2026, 11:03:36 PM
2026-05-15
$40.00
5/15/2026, 11:02:38 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$55.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-08-21
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:17 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
5/20/2026, 11:02:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $55.00.
AMBQ pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
1345000
1345000
20
0
1262000
1262000
30
0
936000
936000
35
10000
776000
786000
40
21000
617500
638500
45
43500
460500
504000
50
80000
332500
412500
55
167000
211000
378000
60
263500
115000
378500
65
361000
26000
387000
70
605500
10000
615500
75
889500
5000
894500
80
1188000
0
1188000
85
1620000
0
1620000
90
2129500
0
2129500
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.