Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-19 shows max pain at $402.50 (10.07 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$402.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.88
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,839
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,436
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.79
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$392.43
Published close
Consensus
6.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-19
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-14
$417.50
8/14/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2026-08-17Updated
$402.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-08-19Next
$402.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-08-21
$390.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-08-24
$420.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-08-26
$422.50
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-08-28
$400.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-09-04
$420.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-09-11
$420.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-09-18
$390.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-09-25
$400.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-10-02
$400.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-10-16
$400.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-11-20
$380.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2026-12-18
$330.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2027-01-15
$350.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2027-02-19
$470.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2027-03-19
$400.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
2027-06-17
$360.00
8/17/2026, 11:05:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-19 at max pain $402.50.
AVGO pain by strike for 2026-08-19 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
210
0
96211000
96211000
290
0
52947000
52947000
330
0
31327000
31327000
335
0
28626000
28626000
337.5
0
27277000
27277000
340
0
25934250
25934250
342.5
0
24596500
24596500
345
0
23261500
23261500
347.5
0
21969500
21969500
350
0
20681750
20681750
352.5
250
19486250
19486500
355
500
18293750
18294250
357.5
750
17110000
17110750
360
1000
15936500
15937500
362.5
1750
14782500
14784250
365
4750
13641500
13646250
367.5
8250
12510250
12518500
370
12000
11394000
11406000
372.5
18500
10323000
10341500
375
25500
9275500
9301000
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.