This page reflects DGXX 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 — DGXX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $4.00 (0.42 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$4.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.45
±12.6%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
22,802
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
13,309
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.58
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$3.58
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
$5.00
6/18/2026, 11:10:12 PM
2026-07-17
$5.00
7/17/2026, 11:11:12 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$4.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:27 PM
2026-09-18
$4.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:27 PM
2026-12-18
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:27 PM
2027-01-15
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:27 PM
2027-03-19
$4.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:27 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $4.00.
DGXX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
3071700
3071700
2
2100
1740800
1742900
3
4500
425800
430300
4
35100
138800
173900
5
215100
17400
232500
6
806500
6100
812600
7
2305100
1100
2306200
8
4339400
400
4339800
9
6524000
200
6524200
10
8724000
100
8724100
11
10932500
0
10932500
12
13141200
0
13141200
13
15417700
0
15417700
14
17695300
0
17695300
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.