This page reflects FTI 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 — FTI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (8.29 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.55
±0.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,082
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
620
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$78.29
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
$70.00
6/18/2026, 11:15:05 PM
2026-07-17
$60.00
7/17/2026, 11:14:17 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:38 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:38 PM
2026-10-16
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:38 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:13:38 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
FTI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
1909500
1909500
40
0
1600000
1600000
45
0
1291500
1291500
50
0
983500
983500
55
0
679500
679500
60
0
380500
380500
65
0
101500
101500
70
3500
16000
19500
75
42500
0
42500
80
150500
0
150500
85
544000
0
544000
90
1075500
0
1075500
95
1613000
0
1613000
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.