This page reflects HST 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 — HST
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $21.00 (1.30 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$21.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.45
±6.5%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,113
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
21,444
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
5.21
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$22.30
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$17.85
4/17/2026, 11:19:24 PM
2026-05-15
$19.00
5/15/2026, 11:15:37 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$21.00
5/20/2026, 11:18:46 PM
2026-07-17
$17.85
5/20/2026, 11:18:46 PM
2026-10-16
$19.00
5/20/2026, 11:18:46 PM
2027-01-15
$14.85
5/20/2026, 11:18:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $21.00.
HST pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
13
0
15033700
15033700
14
1000
12889300
12890300
15
5000
10744900
10749900
16
9200
8600500
8609700
17
13400
6456100
6469500
18
17600
4312300
4329900
19
22100
2169200
2191300
20
26600
28400
55000
21
34400
11900
46300
22
47600
800
48400
23
89300
0
89300
24
490700
0
490700
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.