This page reflects BKSY 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 — BKSY
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $22.50 (6.44 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$22.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.23
±7.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
11,973
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,775
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.32
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$28.94
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
$35.00
6/18/2026, 11:05:38 PM
2026-07-17
$25.00
7/17/2026, 11:04:20 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$22.50
8/18/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:07:07 PM
2027-02-19
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $22.50.
BKSY pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
7695750
7695750
5
0
6754250
6754250
7.5
750
5817750
5818500
10
1750
4920250
4922000
12.5
3000
4052500
4055500
15
4750
3234500
3239250
17.5
23750
2507250
2531000
20
50250
1839750
1890000
22.5
116000
1342250
1458250
25
554750
935500
1490250
30
2247250
294000
2541250
35
5294750
106500
5401250
40
8967250
22000
8989250
45
14109250
7500
14116750
50
19635750
3500
19639250
55
25311750
1000
25312750
60
31049250
0
31049250
65
36999250
0
36999250
70
42964750
0
42964750
75
48934250
0
48934250
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.