This page reflects BRR options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — BRR
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $2.00 (0.24 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$2.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.45
±20.1%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
22,084
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,761
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$2.24
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
2026-08-07
$1.50
8/7/2026, 11:03:34 PM
2026-08-14
$1.50
8/14/2026, 11:08:40 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$2.00
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-08-28
$1.00
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-09-04
$1.50
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-09-11
$1.50
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-09-18
$1.50
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2026-11-20
$1.00
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
2027-02-19
$2.50
8/20/2026, 11:03:26 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $2.00.
BRR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
427500
427500
1
13750
240800
254550
1.5
27850
54100
81950
2
44250
35050
79300
2.5
111350
20300
131650
3
855250
5600
860850
3.5
1933400
450
1933850
4
3011850
300
3012150
4.5
4090400
150
4090550
5
5169050
50
5169100
5.5
6254200
0
6254200
7.5
10614800
0
10614800
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.