This page reflects DEI options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — DEI
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $12.50 (0.01 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.95
±7.6%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
19,642
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,185
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.51
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$11.00
5/15/2026, 11:10:18 PM
2026-06-18
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:11:29 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:08:25 PM
2026-08-21
$10.00
7/3/2026, 11:08:25 PM
2026-10-16
$10.00
7/3/2026, 11:08:25 PM
2027-01-15
$11.00
7/3/2026, 11:08:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $12.50.
DEI pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
7009650
7009650
2.5
0
6082950
6082950
4
0
5156250
5156250
5
0
4538450
4538450
7.5
500
2993950
2994450
9
800
2067400
2068200
10
1000
1450100
1451100
11
1300
870200
871500
12.5
1750
500
2250
14
2898250
200
2898450
15
4834250
0
4834250
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.