This page reflects AXTI 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 — AXTI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $60.00 (22.31 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.32
±10.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
59,197
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
46,112
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.78
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$82.31
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
2026-08-07
$60.00
8/7/2026, 11:05:44 PM
2026-08-14
$69.00
8/14/2026, 11:04:56 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-08-28
$71.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-09-04
$83.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-09-11
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-09-25
$78.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-10-02
$78.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-11-20
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
2027-02-19
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:05:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $60.00.
AXTI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
233518150
233518150
5
57750
223132650
223190400
7.5
123000
212759650
212882650
10
197750
202916150
203113900
12.5
313250
193862400
194175650
15
443750
184844900
185288650
17.5
802500
176064150
176866650
20
1483250
167326150
168809400
22.5
2228250
158940900
161169150
25
3015500
150636150
153651650
30
4844500
134249650
139094150
31
5522400
131109850
136632250
32
6200300
127970150
134170450
33
6878200
124832250
131710450
34
7556100
121694750
129250850
35
8234200
118558850
126793050
36
9184500
115534550
124719050
37
10136300
112513950
122650250
38
11088100
109496050
120584150
39
12040100
106493450
118533550
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.