This page reflects EYPT options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 17, 2026 close
Max Pain — EYPT
Data as of market close Aug 17, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $12.50 (7.63 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
±$0.57
±11.8%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,478
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
20,240
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$4.87
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
$12.50
6/18/2026, 11:11:25 PM
2026-07-17
$12.50
7/17/2026, 11:13:10 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$12.50
8/17/2026, 11:13:52 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/17/2026, 11:13:52 PM
2026-10-16
$17.50
8/17/2026, 11:13:52 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
8/17/2026, 11:13:52 PM
2027-01-15
$2.50
8/17/2026, 11:13:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $12.50.
EYPT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
9162250
9162250
5
21250
4317500
4338750
7.5
499500
1913750
2413250
10
1013500
645250
1658750
12.5
1821500
0
1821500
15
2706750
0
2706750
17.5
3721500
0
3721500
20
5231000
0
5231000
22.5
6866500
0
6866500
25
8689750
0
8689750
30
12410750
0
12410750
35
16137250
0
16137250
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.