This page reflects GE 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 — GE
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $350.00 (25.09 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$350.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.75
±2.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,152
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
18,578
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$375.09
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
2026-08-07
$362.50
8/7/2026, 11:12:06 PM
2026-08-14
$362.50
8/14/2026, 11:15:26 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$350.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-08-28
$360.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-09-04
$370.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-09-11
$365.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-09-18
$330.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-09-25
$365.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-10-02
$365.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-10-16
$360.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-11-20
$320.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2026-12-18
$340.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2027-01-15
$310.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2027-03-19
$330.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
2027-06-17
$360.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $350.00.
GE pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
150
0
308674500
308674500
155
1500
299398000
299399500
160
3000
290173500
290176500
165
5000
280994500
280999500
170
7500
271861000
271868500
175
10000
262730000
262740000
180
12500
253601000
253613500
185
16000
244665000
244681000
190
19500
235730500
235750000
195
23000
226797000
226820000
200
26500
217865500
217892000
210
35500
200007500
200043000
220
44500
182160500
182205000
230
53500
164344500
164398000
240
64500
146588500
146653000
250
78500
129091500
129170000
260
104500
112149500
112254000
270
153500
96458500
96612000
280
208500
81066500
81275000
285
248500
73635000
73883500
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.