This page reflects LOVE options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — LOVE
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $15.00 (2.49 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$15.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.45
±8.3%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,311
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,517
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
2.68
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$17.49
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$15.00
5/15/2026, 11:23:03 PM
2026-06-18
$15.00
6/18/2026, 11:24:05 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:20:19 PM
2026-08-21
$12.50
7/3/2026, 11:20:19 PM
2026-10-16
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:20:19 PM
2027-01-15
$20.00
7/3/2026, 11:20:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $15.00.
LOVE pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
3487250
3487250
5
8250
2608000
2616250
7.5
17500
1728750
1746250
10
27000
884500
911500
12.5
36500
92000
128500
15
88750
11500
100250
17.5
210250
2500
212750
20
405250
0
405250
22.5
678500
0
678500
25
963250
0
963250
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.