This page reflects CROX 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 — CROX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $125.00 (3.66 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$125.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.70
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,090
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,788
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.93
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$128.66
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
$105.00
6/18/2026, 11:09:18 PM
2026-07-17
$120.00
7/17/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$125.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2026-09-18
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2026-12-18
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2027-01-15
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2027-03-19
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:19 PM
2027-06-17
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $125.00.
CROX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
15384000
15384000
80
500
13522000
13522500
85
1500
11721000
11722500
90
9000
9932500
9941500
95
41500
8170500
8212000
100
75500
6431000
6506500
105
125500
4863000
4988500
110
191000
3357500
3548500
115
294500
2060000
2354500
120
430000
916000
1346000
125
626500
557500
1184000
130
936500
259500
1196000
135
1370500
48500
1419000
140
2027000
2000
2029000
145
2840500
0
2840500
150
4232000
0
4232000
155
5898500
0
5898500
160
7591500
0
7591500
165
9433000
0
9433000
170
11349000
0
11349000
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.