This page reflects LEU options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — LEU
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $180.00 (3.68 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$180.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.38
±4.6%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,269
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,607
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.87
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$183.68
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
$180.00
6/18/2026, 11:18:36 PM
2026-07-17
$160.00
7/17/2026, 11:20:29 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$180.00
8/19/2026, 11:20:21 PM
2026-09-18
$180.00
8/19/2026, 11:20:21 PM
2026-10-16
$190.00
8/19/2026, 11:20:21 PM
2026-12-18
$190.00
8/19/2026, 11:20:21 PM
2027-01-15
$195.00
8/19/2026, 11:20:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $180.00.
LEU pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
90
0
26886500
26886500
95
5000
24593000
24598000
100
10000
22321000
22331000
105
24000
20065500
20089500
110
38000
18077000
18115000
115
57000
16112000
16169000
120
76000
14169500
14245500
125
96000
12303000
12399000
130
117500
10472500
10590000
135
140500
8797000
8937500
140
170500
7221000
7391500
145
252500
5812500
6065000
150
338000
4626500
4964500
155
428500
3641000
4069500
160
536000
2821500
3357500
165
712500
2081000
2793500
170
935500
1508500
2444000
175
1246500
992500
2239000
180
1652000
554000
2206000
185
2168500
211000
2379500
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.