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KAI

Kadant IncClose $309.00EOD only
Max Pain
$160.00
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$33.55
10.9% from close
Price Gap
-149.00
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
22
Low premium
P/C OI
0.42
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — KAI
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $160.00 (149.00 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$160.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$33.55
±10.9%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
35
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.11
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$309.00
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-17
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$290.005/15/2026, 11:19:57 PM
2026-06-18$280.006/18/2026, 11:19:09 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated$160.007/3/2026, 11:17:14 PM
2026-10-16$290.007/3/2026, 11:17:14 PM
2027-01-15$310.007/3/2026, 11:17:14 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $160.00.
KAI pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
14504200042000
15004000040000
15510003800039000
16020003600038000
16540003400038000
17065003200038500
17590003000039000
185150002600041000
195210002200043000
200245002000044500
210315001600047500
220395001200051500
23047500800055500
24056500400060500
25065500065500
27083500083500
28093500093500
2901045000104500
3001175000117500
3101325000132500
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.