This page reflects COLM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — COLM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $55.00 (2.89 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$55.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.23
±5.6%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
129
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
158
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$57.89
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
$60.00
6/18/2026, 11:08:38 PM
2026-07-17
$50.00
7/17/2026, 11:10:58 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:02 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:02 PM
2026-10-16
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:02 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $55.00.
COLM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
110500
110500
50
0
48000
48000
55
500
16000
16500
60
16000
8000
24000
65
40000
2500
42500
70
81500
0
81500
75
141500
0
141500
80
204000
0
204000
90
332000
0
332000
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.