This page reflects DIOD 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 — DIOD
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $95.00 (4.10 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$95.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.17
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
757
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
202
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.27
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$99.10
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$65.00
6/18/2026, 11:10:06 PM
2026-07-17
$100.00
7/17/2026, 11:11:56 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:34 PM
2026-09-18
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:34 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:34 PM
2027-03-19
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $95.00.
DIOD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
55
0
481000
481000
60
6000
393000
399000
65
12500
312500
325000
70
19000
242500
261500
75
26000
176500
202500
80
35000
128500
163500
85
44500
90000
134500
90
54000
57000
111000
95
67000
25500
92500
100
84500
11500
96000
105
109500
6000
115500
110
159500
2000
161500
115
225500
1500
227000
120
339000
1000
340000
125
457500
500
458000
130
578000
0
578000
135
699500
0
699500
140
1006500
0
1006500
145
1372500
0
1372500
150
1739000
0
1739000
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.