This page reflects HY 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 — HY
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $35.00 (2.98 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.65
±11.4%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
395
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
149
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$32.02
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
$20.00
4/17/2026, 11:19:14 PM
2026-05-15
$20.00
5/15/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$35.00
5/20/2026, 11:17:53 PM
2026-09-18
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:17:53 PM
2026-12-18
$30.00
5/20/2026, 11:17:53 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $35.00.
HY pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
273250
273250
17.5
0
236250
236250
20
0
199250
199250
22.5
250
162750
163000
25
500
126500
127000
30
3500
54000
57500
35
20500
0
20500
40
95500
0
95500
45
193500
0
193500
50
298000
0
298000
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.