This page reflects CRUS 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 — CRUS
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $130.00 (13.12 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$130.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.75
±0.6%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
518
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
367
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$116.88
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
$135.00
6/18/2026, 11:09:34 PM
2026-07-17
$145.00
7/17/2026, 11:10:38 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:45 PM
2026-09-18
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:45 PM
2026-11-20
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:45 PM
2026-12-18
$115.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:45 PM
2027-03-19
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $130.00.
CRUS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
95
0
1075000
1075000
100
0
893000
893000
105
15000
717000
732000
110
30500
542000
572500
115
65500
372000
437500
120
100500
223000
323500
125
144000
131000
275000
130
196500
50000
246500
135
254000
31000
285000
140
323500
15500
339000
145
444500
0
444500
150
581500
0
581500
155
732000
0
732000
160
890500
0
890500
165
1062500
0
1062500
170
1289000
0
1289000
175
1520000
0
1520000
180
1752000
0
1752000
185
1988000
0
1988000
190
2226000
0
2226000
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.