This page reflects GNW 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 — GNW
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $8.00 (1.31 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$8.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.53
±5.6%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,624
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
540
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$9.31
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$8.00
4/17/2026, 11:12:24 PM
2026-05-15
$8.00
5/15/2026, 11:17:59 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$8.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:30 PM
2026-09-18
$8.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:30 PM
2026-12-18
$9.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:30 PM
2027-01-15
$7.00
5/20/2026, 11:12:30 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $8.00.
GNW pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
405400
405400
2
400
351600
352000
3
1000
297800
298800
4
2300
244000
246300
5
4200
190200
194400
6
6200
136400
142600
7
20100
82600
102700
8
41800
29000
70800
9
108600
1300
109900
10
293700
900
294600
11
656100
500
656600
12
1018500
200
1018700
13
1380900
0
1380900
14
1743300
0
1743300
15
2105700
0
2105700
16
2468100
0
2468100
17
2830500
0
2830500
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.