This page reflects CTEV 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 — CTEV
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $22.50 (1.26 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$22.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.60
±31.1%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
200
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,076
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
10.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$21.24
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
$22.50
4/17/2026, 11:09:45 PM
2026-05-15
$17.50
5/15/2026, 11:10:41 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$22.50
5/20/2026, 11:08:50 PM
2026-07-17
$20.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:50 PM
2026-10-16
$2.50
5/20/2026, 11:08:50 PM
2026-12-18
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:08:50 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $22.50.
CTEV pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
2000250
2000250
7.5
0
1509500
1509500
10
0
1098250
1098250
12.5
0
697500
697500
15
0
351500
351500
17.5
3500
230250
233750
20
10250
120250
130500
22.5
23000
16250
39250
25
46500
9000
55500
30
127000
0
127000
35
220500
0
220500
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.