This page reflects E 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 — E
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $45.00 (10.93 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$45.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.55
±6.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,842
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
66
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.04
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$55.93
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
$45.00
6/18/2026, 11:11:53 PM
2026-07-17
$47.50
7/17/2026, 11:14:46 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2026-09-18
$52.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2026-10-16
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2026-11-20
$52.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2026-12-18
$47.50
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2027-02-19
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2027-04-16
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
2027-07-16
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:10:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $45.00.
E pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
136250
136250
35
0
103250
103250
37.5
0
89250
89250
40
250
75250
75500
42.5
2000
61250
63250
45
3750
47500
51250
47.5
17000
36250
53250
50
36750
25500
62250
52.5
157000
15250
172250
55
556750
7500
564250
57.5
976250
0
976250
60
1410000
0
1410000
62.5
1849250
0
1849250
65
2309750
0
2309750
70
3230750
0
3230750
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.