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Costco Wholesale CorporationClose $956.99EOD only
Max Pain
$950.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$15.75
1.6% from close
Price Gap
-6.99
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
33
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.33
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
4/4
Partial coverage
Published snapshot: Aug 19, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects COST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — COST
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Open Available Reports (4/4)

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $950.00 (6.99 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$950.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$15.75
±1.6%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
32,198
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
41,328
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.28
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$956.99
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-08-07$945.008/7/2026, 11:11:25 PM
2026-08-14$945.008/14/2026, 11:10:09 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$950.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-08-28$950.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-09-04$950.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-09-11$955.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-09-18$940.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-09-25$960.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-10-02$970.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-10-16$950.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-11-20$940.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2026-12-18$940.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2027-01-15$940.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2027-02-19$920.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2027-03-19$960.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
2027-06-17$960.008/19/2026, 11:11:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $950.00.
COST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
480013868745001386874500
490700013461565001346163500
5001600013056985001305714500
5204400012251065001225150500
5407600011457085001145784500
56010800010686085001068716500
580148000992642500992790500
600194000917744500917938500
620322000846488500846810500
640456000776994500777450500
660596000708742500709338500
680736000641736500642472500
700876000575242500576118500
7201042000509274500510316500
7401258000444318500445576500
7451312000428234000429546000
7501366000412223500413589500
7551420500396372000397792500
7601475500380622500382098000
7651532000365120000366652000
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.