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Max Pain
$79.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.50
0.6% from close
Price Gap
+0.87
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
10
Low premium
P/C OI
0.63
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 19, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — BUD
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $79.00 (0.87 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$79.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.50
±0.6%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,720
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,913
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.41
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$78.13
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
$84.00
8/7/2026, 11:04:23 PM
2026-08-14
$81.00
8/14/2026, 11:08:56 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$79.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2026-08-28
$80.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2026-09-04
$79.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2026-09-11
$86.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2026-09-18
$77.50
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2026-09-25
$86.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2027-01-15
$62.50
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2027-03-19
$82.50
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
2027-06-17
$80.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:59 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $79.00.
BUD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
5158250
5158250
55
0
4201750
4201750
60
1000
3245250
3246250
65
11500
2288750
2300250
70
23500
1333250
1356750
72.5
29500
856500
886000
75
35500
381750
417250
76
38200
290650
328850
77
40900
206850
247750
77.5
42250
166500
208750
78
43600
135450
179050
79
46300
92050
138350
80
119300
51550
170850
81
246700
35250
281950
82
376200
21750
397950
82.5
442350
15050
457400
83
524950
11600
536550
84
694650
5400
700050
85
883050
0
883050
86
1204650
0
1204650
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.