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KR

Kroger Company (The)Close $58.22EOD only
Max Pain
$57.00
Next expiry Jul 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.82
3.1% from close
Price Gap
-1.22
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
16
Low premium
P/C OI
0.56
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — KR
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $57.00 (1.22 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$57.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.82
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,564
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,513
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.59
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$58.22
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-10
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-26$57.006/26/2026, 11:18:53 PM
2026-07-02$57.007/2/2026, 11:20:13 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated$57.007/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-07-17$60.007/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-07-24$60.007/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-07-31$60.007/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-08-07$56.007/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-08-21$57.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-09-18$62.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-10-16$62.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2026-12-18$62.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2027-01-15$62.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2027-03-19$57.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
2027-06-17$67.507/3/2026, 11:17:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $57.00.
KR pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
40025236002523600
45017686001768600
50010141001014100
510863800863800
520716800716800
530573300573300
540435100435100
550313500313500
5611200215800227000
5728400143900172300
588470089100173800
5919310043300236400
603189001000319900
61478900400479300
62677700200677900
63889500100889600
64111710001117100
65134780001347800
66158210001582100
67182710001827100
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.