This page reflects CRTO 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 — CRTO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $17.50 (0.26 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.85
±10.7%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
502
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,638
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
3.26
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.24
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, 11:08:33 PM
2026-05-15
$12.50
5/15/2026, 11:10:21 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:08:02 PM
2026-07-17
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:08:02 PM
2026-10-16
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:02 PM
2027-01-15
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:08:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $17.50.
CRTO pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
984250
984250
12.5
0
575000
575000
15
2500
165750
168250
17.5
7750
29000
36750
20
114250
0
114250
22.5
237000
0
237000
25
360500
0
360500
30
608500
0
608500
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.