This page reflects L 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 — L
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $110.00 (2.45 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$110.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.45
±3.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
114
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
71
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.62
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$112.45
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
$105.00
6/18/2026, 11:20:50 PM
2026-07-17
$105.00
7/17/2026, 11:23:51 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:25 PM
2026-09-18
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:25 PM
2026-12-18
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:25 PM
2027-03-19
$105.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $110.00.
L pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
332500
332500
65
500
299000
299500
80
3500
198500
202000
85
4500
165500
170000
95
6500
101500
108000
100
7500
71500
79000
105
8500
42000
50500
110
9500
16500
26000
115
26000
4000
30000
120
50500
0
50500
125
99500
0
99500
130
154500
0
154500
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.