Kratos Defense & Security SolutClose $55.35EOD only
Max Pain
$51.00
Next expiry Jul 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.08
9.2% from close
Price Gap
-4.35
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.48
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — KTOS
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $51.00 (4.35 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$51.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.08
±9.2%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,564
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,380
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$55.35
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
$49.00
6/26/2026, 11:17:34 PM
2026-07-02
$50.00
7/2/2026, 11:19:12 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated
$51.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2026-07-17
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2026-07-24
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2026-07-31
$54.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2026-08-07
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2026-08-21
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2026-11-20
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
2027-02-19
$47.50
7/3/2026, 11:18:29 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $51.00.
KTOS pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
39.5
0
1638200
1638200
40
0
1569450
1569450
40.5
0
1503350
1503350
41
0
1437450
1437450
42
2800
1305650
1308450
43
5700
1174650
1180350
44
8600
1046250
1054850
44.5
10050
984450
994500
45
11500
924050
935550
46
15800
807350
823150
46.5
18150
751200
769350
47
20850
696250
717100
47.5
32800
642650
675450
48
51850
589450
641300
48.5
71300
539100
610400
49
91850
489250
581100
49.5
116050
442300
558350
50
141700
396500
538200
51
198800
321200
520000
52
271800
250900
522700
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.