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BELFB

Bel Fuse Inc.Close $254.75EOD only
Max Pain
$160.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$28.45
11.2% from close
Price Gap
-94.75
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
29
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.13
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects BELFB 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 — BELFB
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $160.00 (94.75 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$160.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$28.45
±11.2%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
518
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
36
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.07
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$254.75
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-06-18
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-04-17$200.004/17/2026, 11:05:44 PM
2026-05-15$230.005/15/2026, 11:06:51 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated$160.005/20/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2026-09-18$210.005/20/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2026-12-18$220.005/20/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2027-01-15$150.005/20/2026, 11:05:15 PM
2027-03-19$220.005/20/2026, 11:05:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $160.00.
BELFB pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
750445500445500
801000430500431500
852500415500418000
904500400500405000
957500385500393000
10010500370500381000
12026500310500337000
12531000295500326500
13038000281500319500
13545500267500313000
14560500239500300000
15068500225500294000
15579500211500291000
16091000197500288500
165107500183500291000
170124500169500294000
175161500155500317000
180204000143000347000
185246500130500377000
190289000118000407000
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.