This page reflects ATEN 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 — ATEN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $30.00 (3.40 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.85
±7.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,188
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
267
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.08
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$26.60
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
$22.50
6/18/2026, 11:05:00 PM
2026-07-17
$30.00
7/17/2026, 11:05:25 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:57 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:57 PM
2026-11-20
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:57 PM
2026-12-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:04:57 PM
2027-02-19
$22.50
8/18/2026, 11:04:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $30.00.
ATEN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
682750
682750
5
0
616000
616000
7.5
0
549250
549250
12.5
0
415750
415750
15
0
349000
349000
17.5
0
282250
282250
20
0
216750
216750
22.5
250
152500
152750
25
4000
91500
95500
30
35500
17000
52500
35
888000
5500
893500
40
2237000
0
2237000
45
3800000
0
3800000
50
5385500
0
5385500
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.