This page reflects KYMR 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 — KYMR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $105.00 (16.38 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$105.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.30
±4.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
725
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
585
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.81
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$121.38
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
$80.00
6/18/2026, 11:17:53 PM
2026-07-17
$100.00
7/17/2026, 11:20:04 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2026-09-18
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2026-11-20
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2026-12-18
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2027-02-19
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2027-03-19
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $105.00.
KYMR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
3506500
3506500
40
0
3214000
3214000
45
0
2922000
2922000
50
0
2630000
2630000
55
0
2338000
2338000
60
0
2046000
2046000
65
0
1754000
1754000
70
0
1463000
1463000
75
0
1172000
1172000
80
500
888500
889000
85
4000
686500
690500
90
9000
496500
505500
95
37000
320000
357000
100
81000
169500
250500
105
130000
88500
218500
110
182000
50500
232500
115
243000
24500
267500
120
322500
0
322500
125
408500
0
408500
130
518000
0
518000
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.