This page reflects EXK options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — EXK
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $10.00 (0.97 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.95
±8.7%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
40,553
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,975
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.97
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
2026-06-18
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:12:56 PM
2026-07-17
$7.50
7/17/2026, 11:15:14 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$10.00
8/20/2026, 11:13:25 PM
2026-09-18
$10.00
8/20/2026, 11:13:25 PM
2026-11-20
$7.50
8/20/2026, 11:13:25 PM
2027-01-15
$4.00
8/20/2026, 11:13:25 PM
2027-02-19
$7.50
8/20/2026, 11:13:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $10.00.
EXK pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
5910500
5910500
5
3000
3670500
3673500
7.5
33500
1531250
1564750
10
348500
230750
579250
12.5
2180000
68500
2248500
15
5928750
37000
5965750
17.5
11546000
5500
11551500
20
18584250
0
18584250
22.5
28314500
0
28314500
25
38168500
0
38168500
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.