This page reflects CNM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — CNM
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $50.00 (5.07 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.20
±2.7%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
145
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,167
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
8.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$44.93
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$50.00
5/15/2026, 11:08:34 PM
2026-06-18
$47.50
6/18/2026, 11:08:16 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$50.00
7/3/2026, 11:08:35 PM
2026-08-21
$47.50
7/3/2026, 11:08:35 PM
2026-09-18
$52.50
7/3/2026, 11:08:35 PM
2026-12-18
$52.50
7/3/2026, 11:08:35 PM
2027-01-15
$47.50
7/3/2026, 11:08:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $50.00.
CNM pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
32.5
0
1521750
1521750
35
0
1230250
1230250
37.5
0
939250
939250
40
0
648500
648500
42.5
0
358500
358500
45
0
69250
69250
47.5
0
33000
33000
50
5750
750
6500
52.5
28250
0
28250
55
53750
0
53750
57.5
85250
0
85250
60
117250
0
117250
65
187750
0
187750
70
260250
0
260250
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.