This page reflects EHC 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 — EHC
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $95.00 (27.10 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$95.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.47
±3.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,455
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
80
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$122.10
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
$105.00
6/18/2026, 11:11:46 PM
2026-07-17
$110.00
7/17/2026, 11:13:50 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:20 PM
2026-09-18
$125.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:20 PM
2026-10-16
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:20 PM
2026-12-18
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:20 PM
2027-01-15
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $95.00.
EHC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
80
0
132500
132500
85
0
93500
93500
90
0
62000
62000
95
23500
36500
60000
100
47000
16000
63000
105
70500
7500
78000
110
211000
1000
212000
115
413000
500
413500
120
766500
0
766500
125
1374500
0
1374500
130
2027000
0
2027000
135
2753500
0
2753500
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.