This page reflects CMS 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 — CMS
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $75.00 (2.05 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.23
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
735
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
138
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.95
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
$75.00
4/17/2026, 11:07:17 PM
2026-05-15
$75.00
5/15/2026, 11:08:38 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:32 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:32 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:04:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $75.00.
CMS pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
424500
424500
45
2000
355500
357500
55
6000
219500
225500
60
8000
151500
159500
65
10000
84500
94500
70
12000
28000
40000
75
37000
0
37000
80
195500
0
195500
85
488000
0
488000
90
830000
0
830000
100
1564000
0
1564000
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.