This page reflects AUPH 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 — AUPH
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $16.00 (0.70 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$16.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.47
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,141
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,020
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.32
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$15.30
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
$15.00
6/18/2026, 11:05:19 PM
2026-07-17
$16.00
7/17/2026, 11:03:48 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$16.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:00 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:00 PM
2026-10-16
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:00 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $16.00.
AUPH pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
1024000
1024000
6
0
922900
922900
7
0
822200
822200
9
0
621800
621800
10
100
521600
521700
11
500
421400
421900
12
2700
321200
323900
13
6600
221800
228400
14
12100
127700
139800
15
28100
66100
94200
16
57200
29900
87100
17
123800
5500
129300
18
313100
2300
315400
19
560100
0
560100
20
821200
0
821200
21
1121300
0
1121300
22
1430600
0
1430600
25
2366600
0
2366600
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.