This page reflects DUOL options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — DUOL
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $110.00 (3.18 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$110.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.15
±4.8%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,032
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,435
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$106.82
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$110.00
5/8/2026, 11:11:45 PM
2026-05-15
$105.00
5/15/2026, 11:12:15 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$110.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-05-29
$101.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-06-05
$108.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-06-12
$110.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-06-18
$110.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-06-26
$109.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-07-17
$110.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-08-21
$115.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-09-18
$140.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
2027-01-15
$140.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $110.00.
DUOL pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
14149300
14149300
55
0
12432800
12432800
60
0
10717800
10717800
65
0
9255300
9255300
66
0
8989100
8989100
69
0
8192300
8192300
70
0
7926800
7926800
75
500
6611300
6611800
77
1100
6086100
6087200
78
1500
5823700
5825200
79
1900
5561500
5563400
80
2300
5300800
5303100
81
2700
5056400
5059100
82
3100
4813500
4816600
83
3500
4572000
4575500
84
4300
4331700
4336000
85
5100
4091700
4096800
86
6100
3853700
3859800
87
10800
3616900
3627700
88
19100
3380500
3399600
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.