This page reflects LFUS 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 — LFUS
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $420.00 (17.51 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$420.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$20.45
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
240
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
584
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.43
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$437.51
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
$450.00
6/18/2026, 11:21:23 PM
2026-07-17
$460.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:17 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$420.00
8/18/2026, 11:20:06 PM
2026-09-18
$440.00
8/18/2026, 11:20:06 PM
2026-11-20
$430.00
8/18/2026, 11:20:06 PM
2026-12-18
$420.00
8/18/2026, 11:20:06 PM
2027-03-19
$390.00
8/18/2026, 11:20:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $420.00.
LFUS pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
260
0
5814000
5814000
270
0
5269000
5269000
280
0
4726000
4726000
300
0
3644000
3644000
310
0
3105000
3105000
320
0
2682000
2682000
330
0
2265000
2265000
340
2000
1851000
1853000
360
6000
1029000
1035000
370
8000
619000
627000
380
11000
370000
381000
390
15000
222000
237000
400
22000
106000
128000
410
32000
72000
104000
420
44000
49000
93000
430
56000
37000
93000
440
75000
25000
100000
450
96000
14000
110000
460
125000
4000
129000
470
160000
2000
162000
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.