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ELAN

Elanco Animal Health IncorporatClose $25.00EOD only
Max Pain
$24.00
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.78
7.1% from close
Price Gap
-1.00
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
12
Low premium
P/C OI
0.42
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects ELAN 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 — ELAN
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $24.00 (1.00 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$24.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.78
±7.1%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,376
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,036
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.44
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$25.00
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-17
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$23.005/15/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-06-18$21.006/18/2026, 11:11:24 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated$24.007/3/2026, 11:09:53 PM
2026-08-21$24.007/3/2026, 11:09:53 PM
2026-10-16$18.007/3/2026, 11:09:53 PM
2027-01-15$17.007/3/2026, 11:09:53 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $24.00.
ELAN pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
130911500911500
14100807900808000
15300707300707600
16600607700608300
171600513600515200
182800422100424900
199500334700344200
2017200254400271600
2126800188000214800
2242700129400172100
236660079700146300
249820034000132200
251514001600153000
26245000500245500
27366600400367000
28508000300508300
29671200200671400
30851700100851800
31104800001048000
32126380001263800
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.