This page reflects CXW 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 — CXW
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $29.00 (3.40 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$29.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.38
±4.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
49,617
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,445
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$32.40
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
$17.00
6/18/2026, 11:13:31 PM
2026-07-17
$21.00
7/17/2026, 11:11:15 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$29.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:33 PM
2026-09-18
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:33 PM
2026-11-20
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:33 PM
2026-12-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:33 PM
2027-01-15
$17.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:33 PM
2027-03-19
$32.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $29.00.
CXW pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
16
0
3959300
3959300
21
500
2736800
2737300
22
10600
2492300
2502900
23
21600
2248500
2270100
24
43900
2008200
2052100
25
72000
1768900
1840900
26
102400
1540000
1642400
27
139300
1315800
1455100
28
176800
1092600
1269400
29
220900
871500
1092400
30
1115500
654400
1769900
31
2965200
485800
3451000
32
5179200
354300
5533500
33
7775100
250600
8025700
34
10651600
172500
10824100
35
15319800
96100
15415900
36
20187300
47000
20234300
37
25070400
0
25070400
38
30019500
0
30019500
39
34970100
0
34970100
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.