Lincoln Educational Services CoClose $27.75EOD only
Max Pain
$35.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.00
10.8% from close
Price Gap
+7.25
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
86
High premium
P/C OI
1.01
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — LINC
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $35.00 (7.25 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.00
±10.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,474
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,038
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.87
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$27.75
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
$30.00
6/18/2026, 11:20:06 PM
2026-07-17
$45.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:43 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:55 PM
2026-09-18
$35.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:55 PM
2026-12-18
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:55 PM
2027-03-19
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:55 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $35.00.
LINC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
22.5
0
3781000
3781000
25
250
3021500
3021750
30
750
1521000
1521750
35
370250
84000
454250
40
785250
56000
841250
45
1220250
28000
1248250
50
1771750
0
1771750
55
2722750
0
2722750
60
3698250
0
3698250
65
4863750
0
4863750
70
6029750
0
6029750
75
7203750
0
7203750
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.