Booz Allen Hamilton Holding CorClose $75.76EOD only
Max Pain
$75.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.12
2.8% from close
Price Gap
-0.76
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.94
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — BAH
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $75.00 (0.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.12
±2.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,981
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,645
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.92
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$75.76
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
$75.00
6/18/2026, 11:04:55 PM
2026-07-17
$65.00
7/17/2026, 11:06:12 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
2026-11-20
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
2027-01-15
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
2027-02-19
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
2027-03-19
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $75.00.
BAH pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
8362500
8362500
45
0
6590000
6590000
50
0
4824500
4824500
55
0
3267000
3267000
60
500
1998000
1998500
65
1000
1081500
1082500
70
9000
489000
498000
75
25000
89000
114000
80
799000
27000
826000
85
2031500
16500
2048000
90
3458500
12000
3470500
95
5166000
8500
5174500
100
7022000
5000
7027000
105
8961500
2500
8964000
110
10917500
0
10917500
115
12898500
0
12898500
120
14888500
0
14888500
130
18868500
0
18868500
135
20858500
0
20858500
140
22848500
0
22848500
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.