Cracker Barrel Old Country StorClose $56.07EOD only
Max Pain
$55.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.67
4.8% from close
Price Gap
-1.07
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
10
Low premium
P/C OI
0.71
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 — CBRL
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $55.00 (1.07 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.67
±4.8%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,187
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,440
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.76
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$56.07
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
$37.50
6/18/2026, 11:07:13 PM
2026-07-17
$50.00
7/17/2026, 11:08:58 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$55.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:47 PM
2026-09-18
$45.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:47 PM
2026-12-18
$45.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:47 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
8/19/2026, 11:06:47 PM
2027-03-19
$47.50
8/19/2026, 11:06:47 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $55.00.
CBRL pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
25
0
12801000
12801000
27.5
0
11444250
11444250
30
0
10087500
10087500
32.5
0
8730750
8730750
35
0
7374500
7374500
37.5
0
6023500
6023500
40
3750
4698750
4702500
42.5
12000
3552000
3564000
45
83000
2577250
2660250
47.5
159500
1805500
1965000
50
248250
1089750
1338000
52.5
472750
539750
1012500
55
794250
160750
955000
57.5
1314750
10750
1325500
60
2203000
4250
2207250
62.5
3898750
1750
3900500
65
5632250
0
5632250
70
9184250
0
9184250
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.