This page reflects KSS options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — KSS
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $18.00 (0.19 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$18.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.31
±7.2%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,893
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,297
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.69
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$18.19
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-10
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-26
$16.00
6/26/2026, 11:19:05 PM
2026-07-02
$17.50
7/2/2026, 11:19:49 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-07-17
$16.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-07-24
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-07-31
$16.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-08-07
$14.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-08-21
$19.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-09-18
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-10-16
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2026-12-18
$16.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2027-01-15
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2027-03-19
$13.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
2027-06-17
$13.00
7/3/2026, 11:19:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $18.00.
KSS pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
7
0
1303800
1303800
8
500
1174300
1174800
9
1200
1044800
1046000
10
2300
915300
917600
11
3600
785900
789500
12
5200
656600
661800
12.5
6050
592800
598850
13
6950
529100
536050
13.5
8200
467850
476050
14
9450
406650
416100
14.5
11250
346350
357600
15
13150
286100
299250
15.5
18800
227250
246050
16
24650
175550
200200
16.5
32950
126750
159700
17
41350
83750
125100
17.5
60700
58750
119450
18
81900
36500
118400
18.5
109250
24050
133300
19
142900
15600
158500
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.