This page reflects DUOL 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 — DUOL
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $126.00 (13.64 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$126.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.93
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,256
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,917
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.06
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$139.64
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
2026-08-07
$128.00
8/7/2026, 11:12:35 PM
2026-08-14
$127.00
8/14/2026, 11:10:22 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$126.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-08-28
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-09-04
$132.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-09-11
$132.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-09-18
$135.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-09-25
$148.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-10-02
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2027-01-15
$135.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2027-02-19
$125.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:28 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $126.00.
DUOL pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
47882250
47882250
55
10500
42481250
42491750
60
22500
37105250
37127750
65
41000
33057750
33098750
70
60000
29380750
29440750
75
80500
25820250
25900750
80
104000
22317750
22421750
85
161500
18981250
19142750
90
222000
15695750
15917750
95
329500
13061250
13390750
100
445500
10610250
11055750
105
583000
8301750
8884750
110
790000
6124750
6914750
111
847400
5752750
6600150
112
904800
5381150
6285950
113
962200
5012050
5974250
114
1021900
4646850
5668750
115
1084400
4296650
5381050
116
1187900
3987150
5175050
117
1293400
3684550
4977950
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.