This page reflects EVCM 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 — EVCM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $12.50 (2.52 above 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
±$0.90
±9.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
34
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
138
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
4.06
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$9.98
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
2026-05-15
$22.50
5/15/2026, 11:14:29 PM
2026-06-18
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:12:56 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:15:00 PM
2026-11-20
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:15:00 PM
2027-02-19
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:15:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $12.50.
EVCM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
87500
87500
5
0
53000
53000
7.5
0
31000
31000
10
0
22750
22750
12.5
4750
14500
19250
15
13250
7250
20500
17.5
21750
2250
24000
20
30250
0
30250
25
47250
0
47250
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.