Capital One Financial CorporatiClose $221.47EOD only
Max Pain
$220.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.80
2.2% from close
Price Gap
-1.47
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
5
Low premium
P/C OI
1.01
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — COF
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $220.00 (1.47 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$220.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.80
±2.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,953
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,959
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.90
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$221.47
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
$207.50
8/7/2026, 11:09:33 PM
2026-08-14
$215.00
8/14/2026, 11:12:26 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-08-28
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-09-04
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-09-11
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-09-18
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-09-25
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-10-02
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2026-12-18
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2027-01-15
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2027-03-19
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
2027-06-17
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $220.00.
COF pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
95
0
86385000
86385000
100
0
81906000
81906000
105
0
77427500
77427500
120
4500
63999500
64004000
125
13000
59534500
59547500
130
21500
55081000
55102500
135
31000
50644000
50675000
140
41000
46218000
46259000
145
52000
41802500
41854500
150
63000
37403000
37466000
155
74000
33015000
33089000
160
85000
28658500
28743500
165
96500
24511500
24608000
170
108000
20511500
20619500
175
119500
16612000
16731500
180
131000
13284000
13415000
182.5
137000
11818000
11955000
185
143000
10352000
10495000
187.5
149000
9039500
9188500
190
155000
7736750
7891750
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.