This page reflects ATO 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 — ATO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $170.00 (0.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$170.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.50
±2.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
707
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
35
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$170.51
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$170.00
6/18/2026, 11:04:57 PM
2026-07-17
$170.00
7/17/2026, 11:03:46 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:03 PM
2026-09-18
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:03 PM
2026-10-16
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:03 PM
2027-01-15
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $170.00.
ATO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
120
0
162000
162000
155
0
46500
46500
160
0
30500
30500
165
0
14500
14500
170
0
5500
5500
175
19000
0
19000
180
308500
0
308500
185
642000
0
642000
190
984000
0
984000
195
1326500
0
1326500
230
3780000
0
3780000
240
4485000
0
4485000
250
5191000
0
5191000
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.