This page reflects HST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — HST
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $24.85 (1.50 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$24.85
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
-
Range by options
Days to Expiry
-
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,365
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,324
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$23.35
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$19.00
5/15/2026, 11:15:37 PM
2026-06-18
$23.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:40 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$24.85
7/3/2026, 11:15:20 PM
2026-08-21
$24.00
7/3/2026, 11:15:20 PM
2026-10-16
$19.00
7/3/2026, 11:15:20 PM
2027-01-15
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:15:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $24.85.
HST pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
8.85
0
6212875
6212875
9.85
0
5780775
5780775
10
60
5715975
5716035
10.85
740
5348775
5349515
11.85
1540
4916775
4918315
12
1660
4852035
4853695
12.85
2340
4485515
4487855
13
2460
4420835
4423295
13.85
3140
4054400
4057540
14.85
3940
3623300
3627240
15
4060
3558755
3562815
15.85
4740
3193595
3198335
16
4860
3129245
3134105
16.85
5540
2764680
2770220
17
5660
2700810
2706470
17.85
10165
2338880
2349045
18
10960
2275145
2286105
18.85
20055
1913980
1934035
19
21675
1850980
1872655
19.85
41140
1493980
1535120
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.