This page reflects FOXA 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 — FOXA
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $50.00 (19.03 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$50.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.55
±0.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
8,664
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,962
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.46
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$69.03
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
$55.00
6/18/2026, 11:14:21 PM
2026-07-17
$50.00
7/17/2026, 11:16:57 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2026-09-18
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2026-10-16
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2026-12-18
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2027-03-19
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
2027-06-17
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $50.00.
FOXA pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
30
0
8877500
8877500
35
500
6897000
6897500
40
1000
4918000
4919000
45
1500
2967500
2969000
50
2000
1052500
1054500
55
2070500
501000
2571500
60
4463500
138500
4602000
65
8270500
0
8270500
70
12488500
0
12488500
75
16736000
0
16736000
80
21012500
0
21012500
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.