This page reflects BBY options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — BBY
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $58.00 (2.98 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$58.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.70
±2.8%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,499
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,580
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.80
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$60.98
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$59.00
5/8/2026, 11:06:25 PM
2026-05-15
$58.00
5/15/2026, 11:05:24 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$58.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-05-29
$59.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-06-05
$58.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-06-12
$57.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-06-18
$67.50
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-06-26
$68.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-07-17
$60.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-09-18
$62.50
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2026-12-18
$72.50
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2027-01-15
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
2027-03-19
$62.50
5/20/2026, 11:05:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $58.00.
BBY pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
3947200
3947200
46
0
3589900
3589900
47
400
3232600
3233000
48
900
2875300
2876200
49
1900
2518000
2519900
50
8900
2161200
2170100
51
21800
1805500
1827300
52
48900
1454900
1503800
53
90300
1123000
1213300
54
132000
822800
954800
55
176400
548800
725200
56
222100
375000
597100
57
270100
259900
530000
58
327700
191700
519400
59
428000
136800
564800
60
558500
87700
646200
61
746100
52600
798700
62
973800
30000
1003800
63
1230600
13600
1244200
64
1503100
3200
1506300
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.