This page reflects CMCSA 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 — CMCSA
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $23.50 (2.70 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$23.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.62
±2.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
52,215
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
103,678
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.99
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$26.20
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
2026-08-07
$24.00
8/7/2026, 11:08:14 PM
2026-08-14
$24.00
8/14/2026, 11:11:36 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$23.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-08-28
$24.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-09-04
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-09-11
$21.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-09-25
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-10-02
$28.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-10-16
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-12-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2027-01-15
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2027-03-19
$23.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2027-06-17
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $23.50.
CMCSA pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
13
0
81745700
81745700
14
800
71378300
71379100
15
1700
61011400
61013100
16
3300
50646600
50649900
17
6600
40282100
40288700
18
10300
29922200
29932500
19
14900
19569100
19584000
19.5
17550
14549600
14567150
20
20250
10331400
10351650
20.5
29100
8684800
8713900
21
38350
7045650
7084000
21.5
57050
5632800
5689850
22
77700
4239150
4316850
22.5
150550
3160850
3311400
23
235800
2127250
2363050
23.5
827350
1491350
2318700
24
1466450
872100
2338550
24.5
2626650
515900
3142550
25
3836500
228250
4064750
25.5
5382350
145450
5527800
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.