This page reflects HIMX 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 — HIMX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $15.00 (0.63 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.98
±6.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,245
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,917
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$14.37
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
$14.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:47 PM
2026-07-17
$16.00
7/17/2026, 11:15:51 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:46 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:46 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:46 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:46 PM
2027-03-19
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $15.00.
HIMX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
8
0
2519100
2519100
9
0
1932900
1932900
10
600
1360300
1360900
11
3800
937500
941300
12
9300
631000
640300
13
20100
445600
465700
14
54100
272700
326800
15
189100
134400
323500
16
585300
66400
651700
17
1381400
35000
1416400
18
2394800
9000
2403800
19
3643300
4500
3647800
20
5006000
300
5006300
21
6508400
100
6508500
22
8020200
0
8020200
23
9534300
0
9534300
24
11050500
0
11050500
25
12570500
0
12570500
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.