thetaOwl

ASO

Academy Sports and Outdoors, InClose $50.60EOD only
Max Pain
$50.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.62
3.2% from close
Price Gap
-0.60
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
1
Low premium
P/C OI
0.54
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — ASO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $50.00 (0.60 below 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
±$1.62
±3.2%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
585
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,049
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.79
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$50.60
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$50.005/8/2026, 11:05:03 PM
2026-05-15$53.005/15/2026, 11:04:56 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$50.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-05-29$51.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-06-05$50.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-06-12$55.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-06-18$55.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-06-26$50.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-07-17$52.505/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2026-10-16$57.505/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
2027-01-15$45.005/20/2026, 11:03:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $50.00.
ASO pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
35015107001510700
410882500882500
42100777800777900
43300673100673400
446300568400574700
4518100467000485100
4630000385000415000
4745100303000348100
4863300226700290000
4981800160600242400
50102300109300211600
5114020078700218900
5217990052000231900
5322520026300251500
542723003700276000
553218003100324900
563724002600375000
574246002300426900
584773002000479300
595330001700534700
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.