This page reflects COLD options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — COLD
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $15.00 (0.02 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.33
±2.2%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,877
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
863
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.46
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$15.02
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
2026-06-18
$12.50
6/18/2026, 11:11:21 PM
2026-07-17
$15.00
7/17/2026, 11:10:36 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:09:17 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:09:17 PM
2026-10-16
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:09:17 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
8/20/2026, 11:09:17 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
8/20/2026, 11:09:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $15.00.
COLD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
1005500
1005500
5
14000
790250
804250
7.5
30750
575750
606500
10
47500
361500
409000
12.5
64250
149500
213750
15
90250
500
90750
17.5
242250
0
242250
20
689250
0
689250
22.5
1157750
0
1157750
25
1626750
0
1626750
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.