This page reflects DXCM 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 — DXCM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (9.60 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.05
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,626
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
19,205
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.81
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$89.60
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
2026-08-07
$83.00
8/7/2026, 11:10:47 PM
2026-08-14
$84.00
8/14/2026, 11:10:37 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-08-28
$87.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-09-04
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-09-11
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-09-25
$87.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-10-02
$91.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-01-15
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
2027-06-17
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
DXCM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
59301600
59301600
40
500
49706600
49707100
45
1000
40111600
40112600
50
2500
30535100
30537600
55
11000
21107100
21118100
60
28000
12595100
12623100
61
34500
11638300
11672800
62
41000
10768700
10809700
63
47500
9899300
9946800
64
54000
9030200
9084200
65
60700
8161300
8222000
66
109300
7403300
7512600
67
157900
6646800
6804700
68
206700
5915600
6122300
69
255500
5191500
5447000
70
304300
4467800
4772100
71
405000
4161200
4566200
72
507900
3854900
4362800
73
612400
3551400
4163800
74
718900
3269500
3988400
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.