This page reflects DXC options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — DXC
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $10.00 (0.85 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.55
±5.1%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,711
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,099
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.30
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.85
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
$9.00
6/18/2026, 11:10:36 PM
2026-07-17
$9.00
7/17/2026, 11:12:10 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$10.00
8/19/2026, 11:12:54 PM
2026-09-18
$10.00
8/19/2026, 11:12:54 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
8/19/2026, 11:12:54 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
8/19/2026, 11:12:54 PM
2027-03-19
$10.00
8/19/2026, 11:12:54 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $10.00.
DXC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
941400
941400
2
4600
831500
836100
3
10200
721600
731800
5
28200
501800
530000
6
38800
391900
430700
7
49900
282000
331900
8
61200
176600
237800
9
74600
90700
165300
10
94000
15800
109800
11
185800
1500
187300
12
394700
300
395000
13
727800
200
728000
14
1091100
100
1091200
15
1461500
0
1461500
17
2203500
0
2203500
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.