This page reflects ASH 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 — ASH
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (3.63 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.52
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
270
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
125
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.46
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$73.63
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
$55.00
6/18/2026, 11:04:58 PM
2026-07-17
$55.00
7/17/2026, 11:05:07 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:29 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:29 PM
2026-10-16
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:29 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
ASH pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
398500
398500
40
0
337500
337500
55
0
157500
157500
60
4500
99000
103500
65
9000
49500
58500
70
26000
12500
38500
75
64000
500
64500
80
175000
0
175000
85
303000
0
303000
90
431500
0
431500
95
566000
0
566000
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.