This page reflects INSW 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 — INSW
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $90.00 (8.77 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$90.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.88
±3.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
6,529
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
970
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.15
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$98.77
Published close
Consensus
-
Open report for full read
Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$80.00
6/18/2026, 11:16:35 PM
2026-07-17
$80.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:18 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:04 PM
2026-09-18
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:04 PM
2026-12-18
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:04 PM
2027-03-19
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:18:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $90.00.
INSW pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
65
0
2114500
2114500
70
2000
1639500
1641500
75
4500
1206000
1210500
80
9000
791000
800000
85
24000
415500
439500
90
55000
165000
220000
95
486500
7000
493500
100
1606500
0
1606500
105
4689000
0
4689000
110
7909000
0
7909000
115
11173000
0
11173000
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.