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LECO

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.Close $260.51EOD only
Max Pain
$120.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$18.25
7.0% from close
Price Gap
-140.51
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
6
Low premium
P/C OI
0.24
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 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
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — LECO
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $120.00 (140.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$120.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$18.25
±7.0%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
417
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
90
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.22
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$260.51
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-06-18
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-04-17$250.004/17/2026, 11:17:11 PM
2026-05-15$230.005/15/2026, 11:22:20 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated$120.005/20/2026, 11:21:12 PM
2026-07-17$200.005/20/2026, 11:21:12 PM
2026-08-21$250.005/20/2026, 11:21:12 PM
2026-09-18$270.005/20/2026, 11:21:12 PM
2026-11-20$160.005/20/2026, 11:21:12 PM
2026-12-18$250.005/20/2026, 11:21:12 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $120.00.
LECO pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
1200641500641500
12566500596500663000
130133000555000688000
165602000264500866500
170669500223500893000
175737000197500934500
180804500172000976500
1858720001465001018500
1909395001210001060500
19510070001105001117500
20010745001010001175500
2101209500830001292500
2201344500670001411500
2301479500530001532500
2401618500390001657500
2501763500250001788500
2601909500140001923500
2702088500100002098500
280231750080002325500
290257850060002584500
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.