American Public Education, Inc.Close $52.96EOD only
Max Pain
$30.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.03
7.6% from close
Price Gap
-22.96
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
12
Low premium
P/C OI
0.38
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — APEI
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $30.00 (22.96 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.03
±7.6%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
712
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
151
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.21
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$52.96
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
$55.00
4/17/2026, 11:04:23 PM
2026-05-15
$55.00
5/15/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:31 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:31 PM
2026-12-18
$45.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $30.00.
APEI pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
106250
106250
22.5
250
80500
80750
25
750
60000
60750
30
9250
32000
41250
35
21250
24000
45250
40
33250
16000
49250
45
52250
8000
60250
50
80250
1500
81750
55
130250
500
130750
60
216250
0
216250
65
387250
0
387250
70
633250
0
633250
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.