This page reflects EIX 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 — EIX
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $70.00 (5.66 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.90
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,673
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9,986
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.03
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$75.66
Published close
Consensus
-
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$70.00
5/15/2026, 11:12:19 PM
2026-06-18
$70.00
6/18/2026, 11:12:28 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$70.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:17 PM
2026-08-21
$75.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:17 PM
2026-10-16
$72.50
7/3/2026, 11:12:17 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:17 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $70.00.
EIX pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
32.5
0
30027250
30027250
35
250
27530750
27531000
37.5
750
25034250
25035000
40
1250
22537750
22539000
42.5
1750
20042250
20044000
45
2250
17553500
17555750
47.5
2750
15073250
15076000
50
3250
12608000
12611250
52.5
4000
10272250
10276250
55
6500
8184500
8191000
57.5
12500
6163500
6176000
60
22500
4305250
4327750
62.5
63000
3013750
3076750
65
128250
1820750
1949000
67.5
342000
921250
1263250
70
627500
414250
1041750
72.5
1045250
127000
1172250
75
2117250
63250
2180500
77.5
3823750
36750
3860500
80
5898250
25000
5923250
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.