This page reflects MNSO 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 — MNSO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $12.50 (1.82 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.80
±7.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,214
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,426
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.68
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, 11:22:12 PM
2026-07-17
$12.50
7/17/2026, 11:22:21 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:21:23 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:21:23 PM
2026-11-20
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:21:23 PM
2026-12-18
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:21:23 PM
2027-02-19
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:21:23 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $12.50.
MNSO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
1064750
1064750
10
0
351750
351750
12.5
12250
4500
16750
15
74250
1750
76000
17.5
297000
1000
298000
20
533500
500
534000
22.5
833500
0
833500
25
1133500
0
1133500
30
1733500
0
1733500
35
2333500
0
2333500
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.