This page reflects CECO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — CECO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $70.00 (11.29 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.55
±11.8%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
153
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
139
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.91
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$81.29
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$60.00
4/17/2026, 11:08:35 PM
2026-05-15
$65.00
5/15/2026, 11:09:24 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$70.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:11 PM
2026-07-17
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:11 PM
2026-08-21
$60.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:11 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $70.00.
CECO pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
316500
316500
55
0
187500
187500
65
36000
58500
94500
70
55000
23000
78000
75
85000
12500
97500
80
115500
4500
120000
85
146500
0
146500
90
193000
0
193000
95
255500
0
255500
100
322000
0
322000
105
393500
0
393500
110
465500
0
465500
125
683000
0
683000
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.