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GE Vernova Inc.Close $1004.53EOD only
Max Pain
$1022.50
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$41.05
4.1% from close
Price Gap
+17.97
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
3
Low premium
P/C OI
1.44
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
4/4
Partial coverage
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects GEV 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 — GEV
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
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Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $1022.50 (17.97 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$1022.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$41.05
±4.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
14,968
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
16,738
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.12
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1004.53
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-08-07$1000.008/7/2026, 11:14:33 PM
2026-08-14$1022.508/14/2026, 11:15:51 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$1022.508/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-08-28$1015.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-09-04$1015.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-09-11$980.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-09-18$950.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-09-25$1005.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-10-02$1105.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-10-16$1000.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2026-12-18$880.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2027-01-15$720.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2027-03-19$940.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
2027-06-17$990.008/18/2026, 11:15:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $1022.50.
GEV pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
5000692981500692981500
52034000659515500659549500
54078000626049500626127500
560140000592619500592759500
580280000559239500559519500
600446000525885500526331500
620654000492623500493277500
640888000459393500460281500
6601134000426239500427373500
6701297000409692500410989500
6801461000393393500394854500
6901637000377159500378796500
7001813000360970500362783500
7101993000345100500347093500
7202175000329260500331435500
7302386000313522500315908500
7402601000297847500300448500
7502820000282250500285070500
7603049000266891500269940500
7703300000251656500254956500
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.