This page reflects ASYS options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — ASYS
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $15.00 (0.38 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.27
±8.7%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,995
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
324
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.11
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.62
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
$17.50
6/18/2026, 11:05:12 PM
2026-07-17
$17.50
7/17/2026, 11:05:47 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:05:11 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:05:11 PM
2026-11-20
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:05:11 PM
2027-02-19
$20.00
8/20/2026, 11:05:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $15.00.
ASYS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
408250
408250
5
4750
327250
332000
7.5
10250
246500
256750
10
16000
165750
181750
12.5
30000
85000
115000
15
57750
33250
91000
17.5
113250
14250
127500
20
235250
750
236000
22.5
490500
250
490750
25
792500
0
792500
30
1813500
0
1813500
35
3026500
0
3026500
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.