This page reflects LFMD options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — LFMD
Data as of market close Aug 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $4.00 (0.72 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$4.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.45
±13.7%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,287
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,306
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.32
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$3.28
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
$4.00
6/18/2026, 11:20:35 PM
2026-07-17
$4.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:27 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$4.00
8/20/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2026-09-18
$4.00
8/20/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2026-11-20
$4.00
8/20/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-01-15
$3.00
8/20/2026, 11:22:10 PM
2027-02-19
$4.00
8/20/2026, 11:22:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $4.00.
LFMD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
902000
902000
2
1400
571900
573300
3
7400
253000
260400
4
27700
7700
35400
5
176900
2200
179100
6
946500
1400
947900
7
1837400
600
1838000
8
2804300
300
2804600
9
3813900
100
3814000
10
4824800
0
4824800
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.