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LOPE

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.Close $158.76EOD only
Max Pain
$170.00
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.20
3.3% from close
Price Gap
+11.24
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
29
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
4.62
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — LOPE
Data as of market close May 20, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $170.00 (11.24 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$170.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.20
±3.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
146
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
509
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
3.49
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$158.76
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-06-18
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-04-17$165.004/17/2026, 11:19:36 PM
2026-05-15$160.005/15/2026, 11:19:59 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated$170.005/20/2026, 11:18:31 PM
2026-09-18$185.005/20/2026, 11:18:31 PM
2026-12-18$160.005/20/2026, 11:18:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $170.00.
LOPE pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
95015385001538500
100013140001314000
105011115001111500
1100932500932500
1150773000773000
1250554000554000
1300444500444500
1350335000335000
1400237000237000
15009700097000
15505550055500
16003600036000
16502200022000
17025001250015000
17511000550016500
18028000250030500
18556000100057000
19086500086500
1951360000136000
2001890000189000
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.