This page reflects KURA options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — KURA
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $10.00 (2.33 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.90
±7.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,601
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,799
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.50
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.33
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-18
$9.00
6/18/2026, 11:20:32 PM
2026-07-17
$10.00
7/17/2026, 11:23:07 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:58 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:58 PM
2026-10-16
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:58 PM
2027-01-15
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $10.00.
KURA pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
1473100
1473100
2
200
1301100
1301300
4
600
958300
958900
5
800
787300
788100
6
1000
617100
618100
7
5400
450200
455600
8
21200
286300
307500
9
39200
123600
162800
10
70900
42600
113500
11
109400
18300
127700
12
358400
6000
364400
13
703700
0
703700
14
1060800
0
1060800
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.