This page reflects LH 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 — LH
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $260.00 (2.58 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
±$14.90
±5.8%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
375
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
343
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.91
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$257.42
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$270.00
4/17/2026, 11:16:54 PM
2026-05-15
$260.00
5/15/2026, 11:23:41 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$260.00
5/20/2026, 11:22:22 PM
2026-08-21
$250.00
5/20/2026, 11:22:22 PM
2026-11-20
$250.00
5/20/2026, 11:22:22 PM
2027-01-15
$250.00
5/20/2026, 11:22:22 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $260.00.
LH pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
180
0
2334000
2334000
185
0
2163000
2163000
210
0
1313000
1313000
220
0
975000
975000
230
20000
647000
667000
240
40000
323000
363000
250
62000
67000
129000
260
88000
28000
116000
270
275000
1000
276000
280
633000
0
633000
290
1000000
0
1000000
300
1373000
0
1373000
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.