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BKNG

Booking Holdings Inc. Common StClose $184.56EOD only
Max Pain
$175.00
Next expiry Jul 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.85
4.3% from close
Price Gap
-9.56
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
20
Low premium
P/C OI
0.90
Balanced positioning
Consensus
5.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — BKNG
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $175.00 (9.56 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$175.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.85
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,512
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,588
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.74
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$184.56
Published close
Consensus
5.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-10
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-26$170.006/26/2026, 11:08:27 PM
2026-07-02$175.007/2/2026, 11:05:38 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated$175.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-07-17$160.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-07-24$170.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-07-31$180.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-08-07$180.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-08-21$170.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-09-18$176.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-10-16$162.407/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-12-18$178.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2027-01-15$188.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2027-03-19$176.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2027-06-17$172.007/3/2026, 11:07:24 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $175.00.
BKNG pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
12501122750011227500
1301200099335009945500
1352400086460008670000
1403600074265007462500
1454800062145006262500
1506000050285005088500
152.56725044697504537000
1557450039115003986000
1609050028575002948000
162.59925023865002485750
16510800019212502029250
167.516400015415001705500
17022200011910001413000
172.52957509027501198500
1753742506595001033750
177.55422505165001058750
1807192503797501099000
182.59497502557501205500
18512012501580001359250
187.51637250710001708250
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.