This page reflects CAVA options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — CAVA
Data as of market close May 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $78.00 (0.12 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$78.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$10.25
±13.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,820
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,862
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.70
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$78.12
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$87.00
5/8/2026, 11:08:06 PM
2026-05-15
$80.00
5/15/2026, 11:09:38 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$78.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-05-29
$81.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-06-05
$78.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-06-12
$80.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-06-18
$75.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-06-26
$76.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-07-17
$75.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-10-16
$80.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2027-01-15
$65.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
2027-03-19
$65.00
5/19/2026, 11:06:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $78.00.
CAVA pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
37742700
37742700
50
0
28958200
28958200
53
300
23728900
23729200
55
500
20261900
20262400
56
1900
18639200
18641100
57
3300
17052900
17056200
58
41900
15556600
15598500
59
81400
14102500
14183900
60
120900
12782700
12903600
61
161400
11649900
11811300
62
201900
10534400
10736300
63
243900
9466600
9710500
64
285900
8439300
8725200
65
329100
7437200
7766300
66
378000
6578200
6956200
67
429500
5744100
6173600
68
483600
4945000
5428600
69
541700
4182500
4724200
70
600100
3444900
4045000
71
666700
2990800
3657500
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.