This page reflects KVUE 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 — KVUE
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $18.00 (1.83 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
±$0.64
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
520
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
214
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.41
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$19.83
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-07-10
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-26
$18.00
6/26/2026, 11:20:01 PM
2026-07-02
$18.50
7/2/2026, 11:18:11 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-07-17
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-07-24
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-07-31
$17.50
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-08-21
$19.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-09-18
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-11-20
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2026-12-18
$17.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2027-01-15
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
2027-03-19
$13.00
7/3/2026, 11:16:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $18.00.
KVUE pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
268250
268250
15
2000
54250
56250
16
2200
33850
36050
16.5
2400
25350
27750
17
2600
17400
20000
17.5
2800
9850
12650
18
3000
5050
8050
18.5
17300
2200
19500
19
33850
850
34700
19.5
57650
0
57650
20.5
109050
0
109050
25
342150
0
342150
30
601650
0
601650
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.