This page reflects CSIQ 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 — CSIQ
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $15.50 (0.76 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.95
±6.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,513
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,726
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.68
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.74
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$15.00
8/7/2026, 11:03:55 PM
2026-08-14
$15.50
8/14/2026, 11:09:47 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$15.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-08-28
$15.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-09-04
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-09-11
$16.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-09-18
$16.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-09-25
$14.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-10-16
$16.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2026-11-20
$17.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
2027-01-15
$17.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $15.50.
CSIQ pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
3495900
3495900
6
100
3123700
3123800
7
300
2751900
2752200
8
500
2380100
2380600
9
900
2008300
2009200
9.5
1200
1824250
1825450
10
1500
1640350
1641850
10.5
2050
1457800
1459850
11
2650
1275450
1278100
11.5
3650
1095200
1098850
12
4650
917550
922200
12.5
5700
746800
752500
13
6750
578700
585450
13.5
8650
432100
440750
14
10900
293200
304100
14.5
15400
200650
216050
15
28550
130950
159500
15.5
80550
78700
159250
16
167050
48500
215550
16.5
293650
34800
328450
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.