This page reflects AMBQ 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 — AMBQ
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (6.99 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.08
±8.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,583
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,201
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$63.01
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
$70.00
6/18/2026, 11:02:38 PM
2026-07-17
$80.00
7/17/2026, 11:02:42 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:30 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:30 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:30 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:30 PM
2027-02-19
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:30 PM
2027-04-16
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:30 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
AMBQ pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
12.5
0
11255000
11255000
15
0
10704750
10704750
20
0
9604250
9604250
22.5
0
9054250
9054250
25
0
8504500
8504500
30
2500
7406500
7409000
35
5000
6310500
6315500
40
19000
5222000
5241000
45
98500
4140500
4239000
50
187500
3061000
3248500
55
277500
1994000
2271500
60
371000
1190000
1561000
65
482000
648000
1130000
70
626000
224000
850000
75
797000
66500
863500
80
1194500
32500
1227000
85
1659500
17000
1676500
90
2140000
6000
2146000
95
2734000
1500
2735500
100
3344500
500
3345000
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.