This page reflects ASST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 17, 2026 close
Max Pain — ASST
Data as of market close Aug 17, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $14.00 (0.80 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$14.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.06
±8.1%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,217
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
15,206
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$13.20
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
2026-08-07
$11.50
8/7/2026, 11:05:12 PM
2026-08-14
$12.50
8/14/2026, 11:03:30 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$14.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-08-28
$12.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-09-04
$13.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-09-11
$13.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-09-18
$14.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-09-25
$12.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-10-02
$11.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-10-16
$1.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2026-12-18
$14.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2027-01-15
$0.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
2027-03-19
$10.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $14.00.
ASST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
17574000
17574000
2
200
16053400
16053600
3
800
14532800
14533600
4
1800
13012200
13014000
5
2900
11491600
11494500
6
4600
9971000
9975600
7
6400
8450500
8456900
7.5
7450
7690350
7697800
8
8500
6930250
6938750
8.5
9700
6261400
6271100
9
11000
5593450
5604450
9.5
12300
4946850
4959150
10
13600
4324350
4337950
10.5
15000
3738950
3753950
11
16400
3159900
3176300
11.5
22550
2598200
2620750
12
44800
2216050
2260850
12.5
122200
1898050
2020250
13
247350
1607350
1854700
13.5
463250
1334400
1797650
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.