This page reflects MLKN options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — MLKN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $17.50 (5.69 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$17.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.77
±7.6%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
681
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
237
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.35
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$23.19
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
$15.00
6/18/2026, 11:21:05 PM
2026-07-17
$17.50
7/17/2026, 11:21:17 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:28:19 PM
2026-09-18
$22.50
8/18/2026, 11:28:19 PM
2026-11-20
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:28:19 PM
2027-02-19
$17.50
8/18/2026, 11:28:19 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $17.50.
MLKN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
321750
321750
5
1750
262750
264500
7.5
4000
203750
207750
10
6500
146000
152500
12.5
9000
88750
97750
15
11500
39750
51250
17.5
18250
16500
34750
20
53000
2250
55250
22.5
93250
1500
94750
25
137250
1000
138250
30
476250
0
476250
35
816750
0
816750
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.