This page reflects CGEM 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 — CGEM
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $15.00 (0.67 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.90
±13.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
180
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
554
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
3.08
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.33
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
$14.00
4/17/2026, 11:07:24 PM
2026-05-15
$14.00
5/15/2026, 11:10:26 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:30 PM
2026-07-17
$10.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:30 PM
2026-10-16
$11.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:30 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:30 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:30 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $15.00.
CGEM pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
95500
95500
11
0
54000
54000
12
0
24700
24700
13
0
16000
16000
14
500
9400
9900
15
1000
3800
4800
16
11500
0
11500
17
22400
0
22400
18
38500
0
38500
19
55400
0
55400
20
72400
0
72400
21
90200
0
90200
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.