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HUM

Humana Inc.Close $382.00EOD only
Max Pain
$355.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$16.40
4.3% from close
Price Gap
-27.00
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
17
Low premium
P/C OI
0.83
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — HUM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $355.00 (27.00 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$355.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$16.40
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,195
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,949
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.19
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$382.00
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-08-07$362.508/7/2026, 11:19:16 PM
2026-08-14$372.508/14/2026, 11:18:11 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$355.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-08-28$367.508/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-09-04$365.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-09-11$370.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-09-18$340.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-09-25$380.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-10-16$360.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-11-20$350.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2026-12-18$265.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2027-01-15$230.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2027-02-19$420.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2027-03-19$350.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2027-04-16$300.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
2027-06-17$440.008/18/2026, 11:21:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $355.00.
HUM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
850245925000245925000
900240466500240466500
950235016000235016000
1000229577500229577500
1050224152000224152000
1100218758500218758500
1150213368000213368000
1200208025000208025000
1250202694000202694000
1300197369500197369500
1350192059000192059000
140500186768000186768500
1451000181503500181504500
1501500176256500176258000
1557000171029000171036000
16013500165857500165871000
16540500160773000160813500
17073000155749000155822000
175127000150781000150908000
180198500145869000146067500
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.