This page reflects CPRI options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — CPRI
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $20.00 (2.16 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.03
±17.0%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
84,197
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,322
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.84
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$20.00
4/17/2026, 11:08:39 PM
2026-05-15
$17.50
5/15/2026, 11:10:00 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2026-08-21
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2026-11-20
$22.50
5/20/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:10:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $20.00.
CPRI pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
2840500
2840500
12.5
0
1765000
1765000
15
1750
939500
941250
17.5
5250
384250
389500
20
86500
65250
151750
22.5
3959000
14500
3973500
25
16614000
6000
16620000
27.5
34764500
0
34764500
30
54310500
0
54310500
32.5
75293250
0
75293250
35
96338750
0
96338750
37.5
117384250
0
117384250
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.