Everus Construction Group, Inc.Close $129.19EOD only
Max Pain
$130.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.97
5.4% from close
Price Gap
+0.81
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
43
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.57
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — ECG
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $130.00 (0.81 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$130.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.97
±5.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
956
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
768
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.80
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$129.19
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
$140.00
6/18/2026, 11:12:15 PM
2026-07-17
$145.00
7/17/2026, 11:14:24 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:52 PM
2026-09-18
$115.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:52 PM
2026-11-20
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:52 PM
2027-02-19
$135.00
8/18/2026, 11:11:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $130.00.
ECG pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
5373500
5373500
50
0
4998000
4998000
60
0
4248000
4248000
65
0
3875000
3875000
70
0
3507000
3507000
75
0
3144500
3144500
80
0
2786000
2786000
85
0
2429500
2429500
90
0
2074500
2074500
95
2000
1721000
1723000
100
5000
1378500
1383500
105
10500
1053500
1064000
110
21000
752000
773000
115
35000
507000
542000
120
57000
342000
399000
125
90000
193500
283500
130
166000
66000
232000
135
263500
44500
308000
140
431000
25000
456000
145
635000
12500
647500
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.