This page reflects MNST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — MNST
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $77.50 (9.38 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$77.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.72
±5.4%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,117
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
20,608
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.36
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$86.88
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$72.50
4/17/2026, 11:18:40 PM
2026-05-15
$77.50
5/15/2026, 11:24:59 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$77.50
5/20/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2026-07-17
$87.50
5/20/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2026-09-18
$72.50
5/20/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2027-01-15
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2027-03-19
$80.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $77.50.
MNST pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
25
0
90266000
90266000
30
2000
79962000
79964000
35
5000
69658000
69663000
40
11500
59354000
59365500
45
23500
49067500
49091000
50
45500
38781000
38826500
52.5
82750
34210750
34293500
55
120000
29640500
29760500
57.5
157250
25294000
25451250
60
255250
20984250
21239500
62.5
374000
16828250
17202250
65
492750
12930500
13423250
67.5
782000
10001250
10783250
70
1125500
7200250
8325750
72.5
1663000
4634000
6297000
75
2271750
2993750
5265500
77.5
3099000
1942000
5041000
80
4050000
1046750
5096750
82.5
5858000
522250
6380250
85
7782500
172500
7955000
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.