This page reflects BLDR 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 — BLDR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $75.00 (7.38 above 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
±$3.42
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
8,980
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,975
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.67
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$67.62
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, 11:06:08 PM
2026-07-17
$80.00
7/17/2026, 11:07:57 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2026-11-20
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2026-12-18
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2027-02-19
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2027-03-19
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
2027-06-17
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:06:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $75.00.
BLDR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
16802000
16802000
45
1000
13816500
13817500
50
2000
10833500
10835500
55
3000
7878500
7881500
60
4500
5199500
5204000
65
7500
3101500
3109000
70
173000
1445500
1618500
75
467500
460500
928000
80
1346500
111500
1458000
85
2774000
60500
2834500
90
4911000
41000
4952000
95
7322000
32000
7354000
100
10204000
26000
10230000
105
13730500
20000
13750500
110
17359500
18000
17377500
115
21032000
16000
21048000
120
24852500
14000
24866500
125
28856500
12000
28868500
130
32866500
10000
32876500
135
36896000
8000
36904000
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.