Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-19 shows max pain at $100.00 (3.49 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$100.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.17
±4.0%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
23,664
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
9,496
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.40
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$103.49
Published close
Consensus
7.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-19
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-14
$100.00
8/14/2026, 11:19:29 PM
2026-08-17Updated
$103.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-08-19Next
$100.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-08-21
$95.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-08-24
$104.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-08-26
$102.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-08-28
$99.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-09-04
$105.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-09-11
$100.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-09-18
$90.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-09-25
$100.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-10-02
$104.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-10-16
$95.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-11-20
$70.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2026-12-18
$50.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2027-01-15
$55.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2027-02-19
$92.50
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2027-03-19
$90.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
2027-06-17
$100.00
8/17/2026, 11:19:53 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-19 at max pain $100.00.
INTC pain by strike for 2026-08-19 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
41685000
41685000
59
0
33146700
33146700
60
100
32198000
32198100
61
500
31249300
31249800
62
2100
30300600
30302700
63
4700
29352000
29356700
64
7600
28403400
28411000
65
13700
27454800
27468500
66
21800
26506200
26528000
67
31700
25557600
25589300
68
41800
24609000
24650800
69
52200
23660400
23712600
70
62800
22711800
22774600
71
75800
21763500
21839300
72
89000
20815200
20904200
73
102300
19866900
19969200
75
129100
17970300
18099400
76
142500
17096600
17239100
77
155900
16224300
16380200
79
182700
14480100
14662800
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.