This page reflects DECK 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 — DECK
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $93.00 (3.49 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$93.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.88
±3.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,208
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,434
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.66
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$89.51
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
2026-08-07
$98.00
8/7/2026, 11:11:47 PM
2026-08-14
$94.00
8/14/2026, 11:10:45 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$93.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-08-28
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-09-04
$94.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-09-11
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-09-25
$93.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-10-02
$89.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-10-16
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-11-20
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2026-12-18
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2027-03-19
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
2027-06-17
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $93.00.
DECK pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
13541700
13541700
60
0
10113700
10113700
65
0
8404200
8404200
70
0
6695200
6695200
75
1000
4988200
4989200
80
3000
3282700
3285700
83
4800
2372500
2377300
84
6100
2069100
2075200
85
12900
1765700
1778600
86
25400
1503700
1529100
87
56600
1253100
1309700
88
106000
1047000
1153000
89
158200
857600
1015800
90
212900
684600
897500
91
279200
574600
853800
92
347800
474600
822400
93
429400
384600
814000
94
514100
303300
817400
95
607300
240300
847600
96
741000
197700
938700
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.