This page reflects ENSG 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 — ENSG
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $170.00 (12.49 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$170.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.65
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
790
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
432
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$182.49
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$155.00
6/18/2026, 11:10:26 PM
2026-07-17
$165.00
7/17/2026, 11:13:41 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-09-18
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2026-12-18
$145.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:31 PM
2027-03-19
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:12:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $170.00.
ENSG pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
2989000
2989000
105
500
2773000
2773500
125
4500
1909000
1913500
130
5500
1693500
1699000
135
6500
1483000
1489500
145
10500
1062000
1072500
150
12500
852000
864500
155
20500
643000
663500
160
55000
435000
490000
165
93000
231500
324500
170
131500
29500
161000
175
317000
18000
335000
180
578500
8000
586500
185
856500
0
856500
190
1196500
0
1196500
195
1542500
0
1542500
200
1936000
0
1936000
210
2724000
0
2724000
220
3513000
0
3513000
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.