This page reflects CVI 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 — CVI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $32.50 (4.16 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$32.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.40
±6.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,549
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,039
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$36.66
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
$27.50
6/18/2026, 11:12:59 PM
2026-07-17
$27.50
7/17/2026, 11:11:48 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:09:00 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:00 PM
2026-12-18
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:09:00 PM
2027-01-15
$27.50
8/18/2026, 11:09:00 PM
2027-03-19
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $32.50.
CVI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
1337500
1337500
17.5
0
1077750
1077750
22.5
0
558250
558250
25
0
350750
350750
27.5
11500
194500
206000
30
33250
82250
115500
32.5
64000
17750
81750
35
101750
3250
105000
37.5
892000
0
892000
40
1711750
0
1711750
42.5
2961500
0
2961500
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.