Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.Close $522.81EOD only
Max Pain
$550.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$12.80
2.5% from close
Price Gap
+27.19
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
21
Low premium
P/C OI
0.28
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — MLM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $550.00 (27.19 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$550.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$12.80
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
887
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
319
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.36
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$522.81
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
$590.00
6/18/2026, 11:20:10 PM
2026-07-17
$590.00
7/17/2026, 11:22:05 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$550.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:24 PM
2026-09-18
$560.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:24 PM
2026-10-16
$570.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:24 PM
2026-11-20
$570.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:24 PM
2027-01-15
$400.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:24 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $550.00.
MLM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
380
0
4754000
4754000
400
0
4118000
4118000
410
0
3804000
3804000
420
0
3491000
3491000
430
0
3178000
3178000
440
0
2877000
2877000
450
0
2586000
2586000
460
2000
2296000
2298000
470
4000
2009000
2013000
480
6000
1727000
1733000
490
8000
1456000
1464000
500
13000
1200000
1213000
510
73000
956000
1029000
520
133000
726000
859000
530
199000
515000
714000
540
269000
330000
599000
550
353000
162000
515000
560
465000
95000
560000
570
683000
38000
721000
580
988000
30000
1018000
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.