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JBLU

JetBlue Airways CorporationClose $5.04EOD only
Max Pain
$6.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.21
4.2% from close
Price Gap
+0.96
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
1
Low premium
P/C OI
0.66
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — JBLU
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $6.00 (0.96 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$6.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.21
±4.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
33,661
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
29,178
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.87
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$5.04
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-08-07$6.008/7/2026, 11:19:50 PM
2026-08-14$5.508/14/2026, 11:18:17 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$6.008/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-08-28$5.508/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-09-04$5.508/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-09-11$5.508/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-09-18$5.008/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-09-25$5.008/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-10-02$5.508/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2026-12-18$5.008/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2027-01-15$5.008/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
2027-03-19$6.008/18/2026, 11:23:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $6.00.
JBLU pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
101174850011748500
1.55501028965010290200
2150088308508832350
2.5300073732007376200
3480059156505920450
3.5725044632504470500
41000030117503021750
4.51595016994001715350
524600627400652000
5.569200176400245600
617310046850219950
6.56683501900670250
7197670014501978150
7.5351095010003511950
851829506505183600
8.568589504506859400
985349502508535200
9.51021795015010218100
10119009505011901000
10.513584000013584000
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.