This page reflects EVER options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — EVER
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $17.50 (1.21 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.92
±15.6%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,484
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,136
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.44
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.71
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$12.50
4/17/2026, 11:15:15 PM
2026-05-15
$15.00
5/15/2026, 11:15:14 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:12:27 PM
2026-07-17
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:27 PM
2026-09-18
$17.50
5/20/2026, 11:12:27 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:27 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $17.50.
EVER pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
7.5
0
2005250
2005250
10
0
1471250
1471250
12.5
1500
937250
938750
15
3000
470750
473750
17.5
66500
23500
90000
20
231000
10250
241250
22.5
480500
4750
485250
25
758250
1500
759750
30
1416250
0
1416250
35
2106250
0
2106250
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.