This page reflects LDOS 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 — LDOS
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $115.00 (28.48 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$115.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.52
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,604
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,871
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.52
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$143.48
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
$115.00
6/18/2026, 11:20:01 PM
2026-07-17
$110.00
7/17/2026, 11:19:50 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$115.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2026-09-18
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2026-11-20
$120.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2026-12-18
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2027-01-15
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2027-02-19
$115.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
2027-05-21
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:22:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $115.00.
LDOS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
70
0
7274000
7274000
75
0
6339500
6339500
80
0
5412000
5412000
85
0
4489500
4489500
90
5500
3585000
3590500
95
13500
2732000
2745500
100
23500
1919500
1943000
105
48500
1488000
1536500
110
104000
1109500
1213500
115
262000
781000
1043000
120
549000
509000
1058000
125
955000
362000
1317000
130
1587000
248500
1835500
135
2349000
160500
2509500
140
3190000
123500
3313500
145
4095000
101500
4196500
150
5122500
88000
5210500
155
6386500
74500
6461000
160
7924000
62000
7986000
165
9510000
52000
9562000
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.