This page reflects EBS 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 — EBS
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $5.00 (0.34 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$5.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.53
±11.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,306
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
121
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.09
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$4.66
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, 11:12:51 PM
2026-07-17
$8.00
7/17/2026, 11:13:10 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2026-09-18
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2026-12-18
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-01-15
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2027-03-19
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $5.00.
EBS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
63200
63200
2
1200
51500
52700
3
2700
40000
42700
4
4600
28500
33100
5
6800
17000
23800
6
17800
9800
27600
7
41000
3600
44600
8
67200
300
67500
9
101100
100
101200
10
150200
0
150200
11
253800
0
253800
12
377700
0
377700
15
768000
0
768000
16
898400
0
898400
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.