This page reflects CMCSA 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 — CMCSA
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $25.00 (0.12 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$25.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.47
±1.9%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
14,511
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,390
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.72
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$24.88
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$27.00
5/8/2026, 11:07:59 PM
2026-05-15
$26.50
5/15/2026, 11:10:52 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-05-29
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-06-05
$26.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-06-12
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-06-18
$27.50
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-06-26
$26.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-07-17
$26.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-09-18
$27.50
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-10-16
$26.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2026-12-18
$27.50
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2027-01-15
$27.50
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
2027-03-19
$28.00
5/20/2026, 11:07:48 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $25.00.
CMCSA pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
10386250
10386250
16
0
9347650
9347650
18
0
7271450
7271450
19
2600
6233350
6235950
20
7800
5195250
5203050
21
15700
4157350
4173050
22
26300
3119550
3145850
23
37100
2082850
2119950
23.5
42800
1577500
1620300
24
48500
1075750
1124250
24.5
55200
601900
657100
25
109750
283550
393300
25.5
488100
171250
659350
26
1002900
120400
1123300
26.5
1572250
83200
1655450
27
2176700
60550
2237250
27.5
2804950
45900
2850850
28
3442400
31500
3473900
28.5
4104450
22800
4127250
29
4766600
14150
4780750
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.