This page reflects ECPG options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — ECPG
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $77.50 (13.11 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$77.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.20
±3.5%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
51
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
87
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$90.61
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$82.50
5/15/2026, 11:13:50 PM
2026-06-18
$82.50
6/18/2026, 11:14:45 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$77.50
7/3/2026, 11:11:36 PM
2026-08-21
$82.50
7/3/2026, 11:11:36 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:11:36 PM
2026-12-18
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:11:36 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $77.50.
ECPG pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
55
0
164500
164500
65
0
78500
78500
70
1000
40500
41500
75
3000
4000
7000
77.5
4000
1000
5000
80
5000
500
5500
82.5
6000
250
6250
85
15750
0
15750
87.5
25750
0
25750
90
36000
0
36000
95
61000
0
61000
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.