This page reflects EEFT 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 — EEFT
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $75.00 (5.79 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.17
±4.6%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
827
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
701
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.85
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$69.21
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
$70.00
6/18/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
7/17/2026, 11:13:41 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:05 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:05 PM
2026-11-20
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:05 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:05 PM
2027-02-19
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $75.00.
EEFT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
1280000
1280000
50
0
929500
929500
55
1000
639500
640500
60
4500
382000
386500
65
11500
243500
255000
70
35000
125000
160000
75
98000
45000
143000
80
196500
7500
204000
85
410500
0
410500
90
678500
0
678500
95
1073000
0
1073000
100
1480500
0
1480500
105
1890500
0
1890500
110
2302000
0
2302000
115
2714000
0
2714000
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.