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Edwards Lifesciences CorporatioClose $82.97EOD only
Max Pain
$82.50
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.47
6.6% from close
Price Gap
-0.47
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
0
Low premium
P/C OI
1.11
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — EW
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $82.50 (0.47 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$82.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.47
±6.6%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,260
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,909
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.10
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$82.97
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-06-18
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-04-17$80.004/17/2026, 11:10:53 PM
2026-05-15$80.005/15/2026, 11:10:36 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated$82.505/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2026-07-17$72.505/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2026-08-21$75.005/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2026-09-18$77.505/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2026-11-20$77.505/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2026-12-18$82.505/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2027-01-15$80.005/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
2027-03-19$80.005/20/2026, 11:11:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $82.50.
EW pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
37.502626750026267500
42.502281550022815500
4502108975021089750
47.55001936425019364750
5010001763900017640000
5520001418900014191000
6035001074300010746500
62.5450090260009030500
65550074540007459500
67.5825059165005924750
701100043917504402750
72.51650032270003243500
752250021027502125250
77.54650011925001239000
80244500505750750250
82.5493000113250606250
8584350026250869750
87.51325250112501336500
9022660002502266250
92.5339325003393250
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.