This page reflects CRSR options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — CRSR
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $7.50 (3.41 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$7.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.95
±8.7%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
18,648
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,436
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.35
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.91
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
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:03:57 PM
2026-07-17
$10.00
7/17/2026, 11:10:36 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$7.50
8/20/2026, 11:09:08 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/20/2026, 11:09:08 PM
2026-11-20
$10.00
8/20/2026, 11:09:08 PM
2027-02-19
$7.50
8/20/2026, 11:09:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $7.50.
CRSR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
3096000
3096000
5
10750
1488750
1499500
7.5
82000
733250
815250
10
1029250
278500
1307750
12.5
2897750
70750
2968500
15
5980750
4000
5984750
17.5
10134750
0
10134750
20
14641000
0
14641000
22.5
19247750
0
19247750
25
23868500
0
23868500
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.