This page reflects LSTR 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 — LSTR
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $160.00 (29.37 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$160.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.20
±4.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
391
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
148
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.38
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$189.37
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$143.00
4/17/2026, 11:18:39 PM
2026-05-15
$165.00
5/15/2026, 11:20:06 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$160.00
5/20/2026, 11:19:05 PM
2026-07-17
$140.00
5/20/2026, 11:19:05 PM
2026-10-16
$170.00
5/20/2026, 11:19:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $160.00.
LSTR pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
125
0
520500
520500
135
2000
372500
374500
140
4000
298500
302500
145
13500
225000
238500
150
33500
151500
185000
155
54000
78000
132000
160
74500
11500
86000
165
95500
8000
103500
170
121500
4500
126000
175
149000
3500
152500
180
177500
2500
180000
185
213000
1500
214500
190
249500
1000
250500
195
439000
500
439500
200
630000
0
630000
220
1396000
0
1396000
250
2569000
0
2569000
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.