GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.Close $72.63EOD only
Max Pain
$65.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.27
1.8% from close
Price Gap
-7.63
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
27
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.60
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — GEHC
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $65.00 (7.63 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$65.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.27
±1.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,311
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,888
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.42
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.63
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
$66.00
8/7/2026, 11:18:17 PM
2026-08-14
$67.00
8/14/2026, 11:14:10 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-08-28
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-09-04
$68.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-09-11
$72.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-09-18
$67.50
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-09-25
$69.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-10-02
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-10-16
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2026-12-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2027-03-19
$62.50
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
2027-06-17
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:09:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $65.00.
GEHC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
42.5
0
7547950
7547950
45
0
6576200
6576200
47.5
0
5604700
5604700
50
0
4634950
4634950
52
200
3863550
3863750
52.5
250
3670750
3671000
54
400
3097300
3097700
55
500
2715600
2716100
56
600
2457000
2457600
57
900
2204200
2205100
57.5
1050
2078600
2079650
58
2150
1960450
1962600
59
4350
1725950
1730300
60
6950
1493150
1500100
61
22550
1300450
1323000
62
39550
1120250
1159800
62.5
50900
1031400
1082300
63
92800
954800
1047600
64
178500
804800
983300
65
272500
658700
931200
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.