This page reflects IDXX 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 — IDXX
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $560.00 (6.68 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$560.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$13.25
±2.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,364
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,073
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.79
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$553.32
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
$560.00
6/18/2026, 11:17:16 PM
2026-07-17
$560.00
7/17/2026, 11:18:25 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$560.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-09-18
$570.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-10-16
$570.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-12-18
$580.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2027-01-15
$550.00
8/18/2026, 11:16:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $560.00.
IDXX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
430
0
6391000
6391000
440
0
5319000
5319000
450
0
4261000
4261000
460
0
3210000
3210000
470
0
2211000
2211000
480
0
1226000
1226000
490
0
989000
989000
500
0
765000
765000
510
4000
568000
572000
520
9000
378000
387000
530
17000
273000
290000
540
27000
174000
201000
550
42000
92000
134000
560
73000
31000
104000
570
161000
4000
165000
580
467000
0
467000
590
788000
0
788000
600
1172000
0
1172000
610
1585000
0
1585000
620
2059000
0
2059000
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.