This page reflects GE 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 — GE
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $290.00 (10.17 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$290.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.57
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
38,074
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,209
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$300.17
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$287.50
5/8/2026, 11:14:01 PM
2026-05-15
$290.00
5/15/2026, 11:16:24 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$290.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-05-29
$292.50
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-06-05
$290.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-06-12
$310.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-06-18
$290.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-06-26
$285.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-07-17
$290.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-08-21
$280.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-09-18
$290.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-11-20
$290.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2026-12-18
$270.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2027-01-15
$280.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
2027-03-19
$280.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $290.00.
GE pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
175
0
67630500
67630500
180
500
64027000
64027500
185
2000
60425500
60427500
190
3500
56841000
56844500
195
5000
53260000
53265000
200
6500
49683500
49690000
205
8000
46112000
46120000
210
9500
42628000
42637500
215
11000
39148500
39159500
220
12500
35674000
35686500
225
14000
32241000
32255000
230
15500
28827000
28842500
232.5
16250
27162250
27178500
235
17000
25498750
25515750
237.5
17750
23854750
23872500
240
18500
22212750
22231250
242.5
19750
20589250
20609000
245
21000
18967250
18988250
247.5
22750
17355250
17378000
250
24500
15744000
15768500
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.