This page reflects ENR 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 — ENR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $20.00 (2.33 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$20.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.90
±4.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,071
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,585
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.43
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$22.33
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
$17.50
6/18/2026, 11:13:00 PM
2026-07-17
$20.00
7/17/2026, 11:11:28 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:41 PM
2026-09-18
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:41 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:41 PM
2026-12-18
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:13:41 PM
2027-02-19
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:13:41 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $20.00.
ENR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
10
0
1556250
1556250
12.5
6750
911250
918000
15
16500
469750
486250
17.5
44500
181000
225500
20
129500
56500
186000
22.5
455750
19750
475500
25
1575500
0
1575500
30
4611000
0
4611000
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.