Main Street Capital CorporationClose $51.96EOD only
Max Pain
$54.70
Next expiry Jul 17, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.00
5.8% from close
Price Gap
+2.74
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
13
Low premium
P/C OI
1.29
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — MAIN
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $54.70 (2.74 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$54.70
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.00
±5.8%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,080
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,140
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.02
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$51.96
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
$54.70
5/15/2026, 11:26:40 PM
2026-06-18
$54.40
6/18/2026, 11:19:42 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$54.70
7/3/2026, 11:16:57 PM
2026-08-21
$54.70
7/3/2026, 11:16:57 PM
2026-09-18
$59.40
7/3/2026, 11:16:57 PM
2026-12-18
$54.70
7/3/2026, 11:16:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $54.70.
MAIN pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
29.7
0
5985740
5985740
30
30
5891630
5891660
34.7
500
4418650
4419150
35
530
4324720
4325250
39.7
1000
2854560
2855560
40
1030
2763960
2764990
44.7
1500
1399080
1400580
45
1950
1324710
1326660
49.7
9940
340060
350000
50
19030
307210
326240
54.7
279880
44480
324360
55
336730
34160
370890
59.7
1696910
5490
1702400
60
1784480
4440
1788920
64.7
3168630
210
3168840
65
3258990
0
3258990
69.7
4705650
0
4705650
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.