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LECO

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.Close $258.43EOD only
Max Pain
$260.00
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$12.85
5.0% from close
Price Gap
+1.57
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
13
Low premium
P/C OI
0.22
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects LECO 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 — LECO
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $260.00 (1.57 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$260.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$12.85
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
32
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
28
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.88
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$258.43
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-17
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-15$230.005/15/2026, 11:22:20 PM
2026-06-18$120.006/18/2026, 11:20:52 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated$260.007/3/2026, 11:17:47 PM
2026-08-21$250.007/3/2026, 11:17:47 PM
2026-09-18$270.007/3/2026, 11:17:47 PM
2026-11-20$190.007/3/2026, 11:17:47 PM
2026-12-18$200.007/3/2026, 11:17:47 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $260.00.
LECO pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
1950141500141500
2000128000128000
22020007600078000
23030005200055000
24060003000036000
25090001600025000
26013000700020000
27017000500022000
28035000400039000
29061000300064000
3101170001000118000
3201480000148000
3301790000179000
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.