Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-19 shows max pain at $345.00 (0.80 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$345.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.00
±1.2%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
19,588
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,647
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.44
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$344.20
Published close
Consensus
4.5/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-19
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-14
$345.00
8/14/2026, 11:19:56 PM
2026-08-17
$345.00
8/17/2026, 11:15:35 PM
2026-08-19NextUpdated
$345.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-08-21
$345.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-08-24
$342.50
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-08-26
$345.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-08-28
$340.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-09-04
$340.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-09-11
$350.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-09-18
$335.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-09-25
$345.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-10-02
$345.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-10-16
$345.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-11-20
$340.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2026-12-18
$300.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2027-01-15
$300.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2027-02-19
$350.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2027-03-19
$350.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
2027-06-17
$310.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-19 at max pain $345.00.
GOOGL pain by strike for 2026-08-19 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
245
0
74564500
74564500
250
0
70241500
70241500
255
0
65957000
65957000
260
0
61801000
61801000
265
0
57664500
57664500
270
0
53533000
53533000
275
0
49406000
49406000
280
500
45300000
45300500
285
1500
41215500
41217000
290
3000
37139000
37142000
295
5000
33080000
33085000
300
11000
29087500
29098500
305
19000
25134500
25153500
310
50500
21208500
21259000
315
99500
17326500
17426000
320
164000
13490000
13654000
325
240500
10071000
10311500
330
346000
6956500
7302500
335
482500
4118500
4601000
337.5
564750
2946250
3511000
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.