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IBKR

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.Close $83.79EOD only
Max Pain
$84.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.60
1.9% from close
Price Gap
+0.21
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.57
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — IBKR
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $84.00 (0.21 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$84.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.60
±1.9%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,157
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,365
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$83.79
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$80.005/8/2026, 11:14:27 PM
2026-05-15$82.005/15/2026, 11:20:34 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$84.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-05-29$82.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-06-05$83.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-06-12$83.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-06-18$72.505/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-06-26$83.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-07-17$85.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-09-18$70.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2026-12-18$75.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2027-01-15$45.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
2027-03-19$60.005/20/2026, 11:17:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $84.00.
IBKR pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
4501566420015664200
5001349070013490700
5501132670011326700
5801002950010029500
5910095973009597400
6030091654009165700
6390078769007877800
64110074475007448600
65130070209007022200
66180065955006597300
67260061703006172900
68380057627005766500
69510053582005363300
70640049556004962000
71810045575004565600
721010041647004174800
731250037748003787300
741550034058003421300
751920030475003066700
762420027016002725800
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.