This page reflects HWKN 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 — HWKN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $130.00 (5.20 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$130.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.50
±2.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
62
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
19
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$124.80
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
$135.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:57 PM
2026-07-17
$130.00
7/17/2026, 11:19:58 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:14 PM
2026-09-18
$145.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:14 PM
2026-12-18
$170.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:14 PM
2027-03-19
$125.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $130.00.
HWKN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
45000
45000
110
0
27000
27000
115
0
19000
19000
120
0
12000
12000
125
0
5500
5500
130
0
0
0
135
1000
0
1000
140
10000
0
10000
145
27000
0
27000
150
48000
0
48000
155
74500
0
74500
160
102500
0
102500
165
131500
0
131500
170
161500
0
161500
175
192000
0
192000
185
254000
0
254000
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.