Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Close $179.84EOD only
Max Pain
$160.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$4.53
2.5% from close
Price Gap
-19.84
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
7
Low premium
P/C OI
1.00
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 — LYV
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $160.00 (19.84 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
±$4.53
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,841
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,422
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.41
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$179.84
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
2026-08-07
$177.50
8/7/2026, 11:21:44 PM
2026-08-14
$182.50
8/14/2026, 11:24:43 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$160.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-08-28
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-09-04
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-09-11
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-09-18
$165.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-09-25
$190.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-10-16
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-11-20
$190.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2026-12-18
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2027-01-15
$160.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2027-03-19
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
2027-06-17
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:38 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $160.00.
LYV pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
70
0
21505250
21505250
75
0
20295250
20295250
80
0
19086250
19086250
85
0
17897750
17897750
90
0
16709250
16709250
100
0
14332250
14332250
105
0
13143750
13143750
110
1000
11956750
11957750
115
2000
10775250
10777250
120
3500
9683250
9686750
125
6000
8591250
8597250
130
8500
7499250
7507750
135
11000
6410750
6421750
140
13500
5338750
5352250
145
17500
4283250
4300750
150
31500
3248250
3279750
152.5
40750
2853000
2893750
155
50000
2458000
2508000
157.5
275250
2150250
2425500
160
500750
1843250
2344000
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.