This page reflects ASC options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — ASC
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $17.50 (2.64 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.98
±6.6%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,827
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,723
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.61
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.86
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$15.00
5/15/2026, 11:04:44 PM
2026-06-18
$17.50
6/18/2026, 11:03:47 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$17.50
7/3/2026, 11:04:10 PM
2026-08-21
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:04:10 PM
2026-10-16
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:04:10 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
7/3/2026, 11:04:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $17.50.
ASC pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
2384500
2384500
5
0
1953750
1953750
7.5
500
1523500
1524000
10
1250
1093500
1094750
12.5
9250
680750
690000
15
124750
287500
412250
17.5
326500
61000
387500
20
728250
5250
733500
22.5
1405500
2250
1407750
25
2088750
1000
2089750
30
3502250
0
3502250
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.