This page reflects ERAS 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 — ERAS
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $12.50 (5.97 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.77
±15.0%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
17,087
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9,652
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.56
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.47
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$15.00
5/15/2026, 11:13:39 PM
2026-06-18
$15.00
6/18/2026, 11:13:30 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2026-08-21
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2026-10-16
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2026-12-18
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2027-03-19
$7.50
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2027-04-16
$10.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
2027-06-17
$5.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:01 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $12.50.
ERAS pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
9349750
9349750
5
630000
6939750
7569750
7.5
1312750
4534500
5847250
10
2298250
2242250
4540500
12.5
3629750
617750
4247500
15
5999250
20750
6020000
17.5
8833500
250
8833750
20
12663500
0
12663500
22.5
16754250
0
16754250
25
20891500
0
20891500
30
29195500
0
29195500
35
37604500
0
37604500
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.