This page reflects CGNX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — CGNX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $60.00 (3.41 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.42
±5.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
12,267
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,628
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.30
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$63.41
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
$60.00
6/18/2026, 11:08:54 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
7/17/2026, 11:09:49 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:31 PM
2026-09-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:31 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:31 PM
2027-02-19
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:07:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $60.00.
CGNX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
13467000
13467000
22.5
1000
12561500
12562500
25
2000
11658500
11660500
30
9000
9856000
9865000
35
22000
8068500
8090500
40
304500
6445500
6750000
45
611000
4844000
5455000
50
1083500
3278500
4362000
55
1597000
1862000
3459000
60
2156000
820000
2976000
65
2957500
181500
3139000
70
4136500
13500
4150000
75
5848000
1000
5849000
80
8086500
0
8086500
85
11228000
0
11228000
90
14701500
0
14701500
95
20398500
0
20398500
100
26518000
0
26518000
105
32648000
0
32648000
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.