This page reflects CTRN 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 — CTRN
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $22.50 (13.78 below 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
-
Range by options
Days to Expiry
-
Calendar days
Total Call OI
537
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.00
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$36.28
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
2026-04-17
$35.00
4/17/2026, 11:11:36 PM
2026-05-15
$30.00
5/15/2026, 11:11:04 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$22.50
5/20/2026, 11:11:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $22.50.
CTRN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
22.5
0
2250
2250
25
250
2000
2250
30
1250
1500
2750
35
2250
1000
3250
40
103250
500
103750
45
205250
0
205250
50
312750
0
312750
55
470250
0
470250
60
738750
0
738750
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.