Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $350.00 (8.55 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$350.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.30
±2.4%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
153,901
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
109,830
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$341.45
Published close
Consensus
8.0/10
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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
$352.50
8/7/2026, 11:16:10 PM
2026-08-14
$345.00
8/14/2026, 11:16:18 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$350.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-08-28
$340.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-09-04
$340.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-09-11
$340.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-09-18
$340.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-09-25
$350.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-10-02
$345.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-10-16
$350.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-11-20
$340.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2026-12-18
$295.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2027-01-15
$300.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2027-02-19
$345.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2027-03-19
$345.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
2027-06-17
$260.00
8/17/2026, 11:16:49 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $350.00.
GOOG pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
160
0
1661991500
1661991500
165
783500
1607282500
1608066000
170
1643000
1552805000
1554448000
175
2545000
1498465000
1501010000
180
3475500
1444195000
1447670500
185
4444500
1390006000
1394450500
190
5440000
1335919000
1341359000
195
6671500
1281916000
1288587500
200
8086500
1227984000
1236070500
205
9554500
1174214000
1183768500
210
11076500
1120556000
1131632500
215
12678000
1067146500
1079824500
220
14316500
1013860000
1028176500
225
15997500
960964000
976961500
230
17743000
908354500
926097500
235
19581500
856357000
875938500
240
21472000
804861500
826333500
245
23389500
754167500
777557000
250
25358000
703917000
729275000
255
27424500
655391500
682816000
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.