This page reflects APG 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 — APG
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $41.00 (1.04 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$41.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.25
±7.7%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
87
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.10
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$42.04
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
$38.00
4/17/2026, 11:03:58 PM
2026-05-15
$45.00
5/15/2026, 11:04:52 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$41.00
5/20/2026, 11:03:01 PM
2026-07-17
$40.00
5/20/2026, 11:03:01 PM
2026-10-16
$43.00
5/20/2026, 11:03:01 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $41.00.
APG pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
39
0
2300
2300
40
0
1700
1700
41
100
1100
1200
42
1700
600
2300
43
3600
300
3900
44
5700
100
5800
45
8000
0
8000
46
12200
0
12200
48
21000
0
21000
49
25500
0
25500
50
30400
0
30400
55
72900
0
72900
60
116400
0
116400
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.