thetaOwl

LOW

Lowe's Companies, Inc.Close $227.50EOD only
Max Pain
$220.00
Next expiry Jul 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$7.30
3.2% from close
Price Gap
-7.50
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.99
Balanced positioning
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — LOW
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $220.00 (7.50 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$220.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.30
±3.2%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,879
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,403
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$227.50
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-07-10
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-26$220.006/26/2026, 11:20:24 PM
2026-07-02$220.007/2/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated$220.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-07-17$230.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-07-24$225.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-07-31$215.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-08-07$225.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-08-21$220.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-09-18$240.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-10-16$230.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2026-12-18$250.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2027-01-15$240.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2027-03-19$230.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
2027-06-17$230.007/3/2026, 11:19:22 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $220.00.
LOW pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
14001784750017847500
14501664700016647000
15020001544700015449000
15550001424850014253500
165110001185250011863500
170600001065500010715000
17511000094580009568000
18016000082630008423000
18521200070730007285000
19026400058835006147500
19532700047020005029000
20039600035305003926500
20546550023915002857000
207.550975018342502344000
21055400012852501839250
212.56015007840001385500
215649500288250937750
217.5704750144500849250
22078725022750810000
222.590100010250911250
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.