This page reflects CSCO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — CSCO
Data as of market close May 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $106.00 (9.38 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$106.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.67
±3.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
47,740
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
22,042
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.46
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$115.38
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$90.00
5/8/2026, 11:09:39 PM
2026-05-15
$95.00
5/15/2026, 11:10:07 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$106.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-05-29
$100.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-06-05
$100.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-06-12
$99.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-06-18
$80.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-06-26
$100.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-07-17
$85.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-08-21
$100.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-10-16
$82.50
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2027-01-15
$75.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
2027-03-19
$90.00
5/19/2026, 11:09:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $106.00.
CSCO pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
125639600
125639600
50
0
114623100
114623100
60
0
92591100
92591100
65
500
81575600
81576100
66
600
79372900
79373500
67
700
77171000
77171700
68
800
74971700
74972500
69
900
72773400
72774300
70
1000
70582600
70583600
71
6600
68399100
68405700
72
12200
66216500
66228700
73
17800
64035000
64052800
74
23400
61855500
61878900
75
30100
59678200
59708300
76
37500
57527700
57565200
77
45000
55377900
55422900
78
53200
53229600
53282800
79
63400
51084800
51148200
80
74200
48941300
49015500
81
197800
46813200
47011000
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.