This page reflects CYTK 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 — CYTK
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (3.90 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.88
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,542
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,976
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.32
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$76.10
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
$70.00
6/18/2026, 11:10:16 PM
2026-07-17
$55.00
7/17/2026, 11:10:21 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:06 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:06 PM
2026-11-20
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:06 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:06 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
CYTK pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
18528500
18528500
40
500
16051000
16051500
45
1000
13605500
13606500
50
5500
11192500
11198000
55
10500
8797500
8808000
60
163000
6422500
6585500
65
392000
4640000
5032000
70
658000
2998500
3656500
75
948500
1586000
2534500
80
1851500
326000
2177500
85
3225000
3000
3228000
90
7506500
0
7506500
95
13608000
0
13608000
100
19926000
0
19926000
105
26990000
0
26990000
110
34105500
0
34105500
115
41259000
0
41259000
120
49028500
0
49028500
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.