This page reflects CRH 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 — CRH
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $100.00 (6.75 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$100.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.20
±1.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,580
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,281
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.93
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$93.25
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$99.00
8/7/2026, 11:09:47 PM
2026-08-14
$101.00
8/14/2026, 11:08:08 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-08-28
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-09-04
$97.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-09-11
$98.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-09-18
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-09-25
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-10-02
$92.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2026-12-18
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2027-01-15
$97.50
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
2027-03-19
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:08:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $100.00.
CRH pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
6589400
6589400
85
0
4452400
4452400
87
0
3619400
3619400
88
0
3203200
3203200
89
0
2788300
2788300
90
0
2373500
2373500
91
0
2079400
2079400
92
0
1785400
1785400
93
0
1492500
1492500
94
0
1202500
1202500
95
0
915300
915300
96
1000
741200
742200
97
2400
571600
574000
97.5
3650
490200
493850
98
4900
409000
413900
99
8500
246800
255300
100
26100
85100
111200
101
140300
63200
203500
102
255200
50800
306000
103
370600
38800
409400
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.