This page reflects DKS 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 — DKS
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $220.00 (28.48 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$220.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.60
±3.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,147
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,711
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$191.52
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
$240.00
6/18/2026, 11:11:16 PM
2026-07-17
$220.00
7/17/2026, 11:11:53 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:43 PM
2026-09-18
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:43 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:43 PM
2027-01-15
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:43 PM
2027-03-19
$195.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:43 PM
2027-06-17
$220.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:43 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $220.00.
DKS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
130
0
52857000
52857000
135
15500
49065500
49081000
140
31000
45274500
45305500
145
47000
41487500
41534500
150
63000
37705000
37768000
155
79000
33927500
34006500
160
95000
30155000
30250000
165
111500
26382500
26494000
170
128500
22655500
22784000
175
155500
18979500
19135000
180
186500
15396000
15582500
185
224000
12010500
12234500
190
271000
9080500
9351500
195
331500
6352500
6684000
200
420500
4831000
5251500
210
1164500
2317000
3481500
220
2507500
48000
2555500
230
4213500
28000
4241500
240
6356500
18000
6374500
250
8675500
9000
8684500
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.