This page reflects FOX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — FOX
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $45.00 (5.56 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$45.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.78
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,520
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
491
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$50.56
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$55.00
5/15/2026, 11:14:35 PM
2026-06-18
$45.00
6/18/2026, 11:14:40 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$45.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2026-08-21
$45.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2026-10-16
$45.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:41 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
7/3/2026, 11:12:41 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $45.00.
FOX pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
870500
870500
35
0
631000
631000
40
12000
393000
405000
45
29500
197000
226500
50
177500
121000
298500
55
660500
73000
733500
60
1664000
41500
1705500
65
2847000
10000
2857000
70
4047500
0
4047500
75
5301000
0
5301000
80
6554500
0
6554500
85
7808000
0
7808000
90
9062000
0
9062000
100
11571000
0
11571000
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.