Main Street Capital CorporationClose $57.81EOD only
Max Pain
$59.70
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.75
3.0% from close
Price Gap
+1.89
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
32
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.73
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — MAIN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $59.70 (1.89 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$59.70
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.75
±3.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,504
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
11,456
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
4.58
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$57.81
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
2026-06-18
$54.40
6/18/2026, 11:19:42 PM
2026-07-17
$54.70
7/17/2026, 11:22:01 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$59.70
8/18/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2026-09-18
$59.40
8/18/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2026-12-18
$54.70
8/18/2026, 11:20:31 PM
2027-03-19
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:20:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $59.70.
MAIN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
29.7
0
28013000
28013000
34.7
0
22285500
22285500
39.7
0
16558000
16558000
40
0
16214380
16214380
44.7
0
10831000
10831000
49.7
0
5248000
5248000
50
120
5081620
5081740
54.7
2000
2475000
2477000
55
29810
2326500
2356310
59.7
465500
0
465500
60
539960
0
539960
64.7
1706500
0
1706500
69.7
2955500
0
2955500
74.7
4207000
0
4207000
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.