Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.Close $90.56EOD only
Max Pain
$92.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.60
2.9% from close
Price Gap
+1.44
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
13
Low premium
P/C OI
0.61
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — IBKR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $92.00 (1.44 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$92.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.60
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,391
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
6,758
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.25
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$90.56
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
2026-08-07
$88.00
8/7/2026, 11:16:53 PM
2026-08-14
$88.00
8/14/2026, 11:17:38 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$92.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-08-28
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-09-04
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-09-11
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-09-25
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-10-02
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2026-12-18
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2027-01-15
$46.25
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2027-03-19
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
2027-06-17
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:17:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $92.00.
IBKR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
27727600
27727600
50
500
24348600
24349100
55
36500
20969600
21006100
60
72500
17596100
17668600
65
108500
14226100
14334600
70
144500
10872100
11016600
75
185500
7721100
7906600
76
193700
7109200
7302900
78
210100
5887200
6097300
79
219400
5277300
5496700
80
228900
4675800
4904700
81
250500
4144600
4395100
82
272100
3616600
3888700
83
293700
3143300
3437000
84
315300
2691200
3006500
85
339600
2264600
2604200
86
369100
1959000
2328100
87
399900
1660600
2060500
88
433300
1372800
1806100
89
471100
1104500
1575600
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.