This page reflects GLOB 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 — GLOB
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $35.00 (2.31 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.12
±8.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,634
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,366
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$37.31
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
$35.00
6/18/2026, 11:14:51 PM
2026-07-17
$30.00
7/17/2026, 11:17:38 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:49 PM
2026-09-18
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:49 PM
2026-10-16
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:49 PM
2026-11-20
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:49 PM
2027-02-19
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:14:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $35.00.
GLOB pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
9710250
9710250
20
0
8120000
8120000
22.5
0
6547000
6547000
25
0
5004000
5004000
30
565000
2344000
2909000
35
1281500
979500
2261000
40
2738000
300500
3038500
45
5182500
207500
5390000
50
8355500
136500
8492000
55
11978000
112500
12090500
60
15658500
91500
15750000
65
19368500
70500
19439000
70
23101500
52500
23154000
75
26847000
35500
26882500
80
30609500
18500
30628000
85
34408500
1500
34410000
90
38207500
1000
38208500
95
42010000
500
42010500
100
45820000
0
45820000
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.