This page reflects ICUI 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 — ICUI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $165.00 (18.76 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$165.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.85
±1.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
129
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
182
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.41
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$183.76
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
$120.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:08 PM
2026-07-17
$140.00
7/17/2026, 11:19:28 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$165.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:44 PM
2026-09-18
$165.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:44 PM
2026-11-20
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:44 PM
2027-02-19
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $165.00.
ICUI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
90
0
862500
862500
95
0
771500
771500
100
0
680500
680500
105
0
595000
595000
110
500
510000
510500
115
1000
427000
428000
120
1500
365000
366500
125
2000
310500
312500
130
2500
264500
267000
135
3000
219000
222000
140
3500
173500
177000
145
4000
129000
133000
150
5000
92000
97000
155
10000
69500
79500
160
19500
47000
66500
165
40500
25000
65500
170
77500
3000
80500
175
129000
1000
130000
180
184000
0
184000
185
242000
0
242000
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.