This page reflects FPS options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — FPS
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $40.00 (4.74 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$40.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.20
±18.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,484
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,362
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.67
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$44.74
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$30.00
4/17/2026, 11:12:05 PM
2026-05-15
$35.00
5/15/2026, 11:14:13 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$40.00
5/20/2026, 11:13:44 PM
2026-07-17
$45.00
5/20/2026, 11:13:44 PM
2026-08-21
$35.00
5/20/2026, 11:13:44 PM
2026-11-20
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:13:44 PM
2027-01-15
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:13:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $40.00.
FPS pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
6625000
6625000
25
0
4445500
4445500
30
22000
2278000
2300000
35
49000
498000
547000
40
104500
190500
295000
45
1236500
35000
1271500
50
3061500
8000
3069500
55
5722500
0
5722500
60
8627500
0
8627500
65
11850000
0
11850000
70
15074500
0
15074500
75
18301000
0
18301000
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.