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BUD

Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA SponsorClose $82.51EOD only
Max Pain
$80.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.45
0.6% from close
Price Gap
-2.51
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
44
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.86
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — BUD
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $80.00 (2.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.45
±0.6%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
233
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
753
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
3.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$82.51
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$81.005/8/2026, 11:07:29 PM
2026-05-15$80.005/15/2026, 11:04:08 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$80.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-05-29$68.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-06-05$81.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-06-12$82.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-06-18$80.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-06-26$81.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-07-17$80.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-09-18$72.505/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2026-12-18$70.005/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2027-01-15$62.505/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
2027-03-19$77.505/20/2026, 11:06:15 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $80.00.
BUD pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
55016613001661300
57015107001510700
640983600983600
65100908500908600
66300833400833700
67500758400758900
68700683400684100
691000608600609600
701500533800535300
712000459100461100
722500384700387200
733000318500321500
743500254400257900
754000192100196100
764500140000144500
7750009130096300
7855005120056700
7967002770034400
8081001110019200
8116000430020300
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.