American Superconductor CorporaClose $31.02EOD only
Max Pain
$35.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.88
6.0% from close
Price Gap
+3.98
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
40
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.51
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — AMSC
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $35.00 (3.98 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.88
±6.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,032
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,013
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.80
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$31.02
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, 11:04:02 PM
2026-07-17
$35.00
7/17/2026, 11:03:06 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:46 PM
2026-09-18
$33.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:46 PM
2026-10-16
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:46 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:02:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $35.00.
AMSC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
19
0
4906700
4906700
20
0
4505600
4505600
22
200
3776000
3776200
23
300
3412200
3412500
24
400
3049900
3050300
25
1500
2688400
2689900
26
3600
2389500
2393100
27
8800
2103600
2112400
28
14800
1820700
1835500
29
20800
1564400
1585200
30
30500
1330700
1361200
31
53500
1147400
1200900
32
83100
979700
1062800
33
117400
819200
936600
34
209500
668000
877500
35
319800
533900
853700
36
526000
405100
931100
37
754000
282000
1036000
38
1000700
218800
1219500
39
1258300
169900
1428200
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.