This page reflects APTV 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 — APTV
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $50.00 (1.40 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.30
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
11,574
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,315
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.37
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$48.60
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
$62.50
6/18/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-07-17
$60.00
7/17/2026, 11:04:54 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:18 PM
2026-09-18
$47.50
8/18/2026, 11:04:18 PM
2026-11-20
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:18 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:18 PM
2027-02-19
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $50.00.
APTV pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
25
0
10065000
10065000
30
0
7908000
7908000
32.5
0
6830500
6830500
35
0
5756500
5756500
37.5
0
4685500
4685500
40
500
3619500
3620000
42.5
3500
2631000
2634500
45
6750
1828750
1835500
47.5
52750
1159250
1212000
50
183250
621750
805000
52.5
732500
424000
1156500
55
1610500
307250
1917750
57.5
2854750
265750
3120500
60
4168500
235250
4403750
62.5
5641500
204750
5846250
65
7268000
174250
7442250
67.5
9072000
143750
9215750
70
10892500
114750
11007250
72.5
13223250
85750
13309000
75
15556000
68000
15624000
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.