This page reflects EZPW 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 — EZPW
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $30.00 (0.83 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.17
±7.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,023
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
760
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$29.17
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
$25.00
6/18/2026, 11:13:21 PM
2026-07-17
$32.50
7/17/2026, 11:13:54 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:18 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:18 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:18 PM
2027-03-19
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $30.00.
EZPW pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
832250
832250
20
0
642500
642500
22.5
0
453250
453250
25
3000
264000
267000
27.5
9750
80250
90000
30
20250
33750
54000
32.5
43250
12500
55750
35
229500
0
229500
37.5
482250
0
482250
40
887000
0
887000
42.5
1392500
0
1392500
45
1898250
0
1898250
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.