Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Close $1333.18EOD only
Max Pain
$1380.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$62.05
4.7% from close
Price Gap
+46.82
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
26
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.11
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — MPWR
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $1380.00 (46.82 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$1380.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$62.05
±4.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,462
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,702
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.10
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1333.18
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
$1500.00
6/18/2026, 11:21:57 PM
2026-07-17
$1440.00
7/17/2026, 11:27:40 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$1380.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2026-09-18
$1420.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2026-11-20
$1360.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2026-12-18
$1250.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2027-01-15
$1100.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2027-02-19
$1520.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2027-03-19
$1410.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
2027-05-21
$1420.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:28 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $1380.00.
MPWR pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
700
0
133693000
133693000
710
8000
131005000
131013000
720
17000
128329000
128346000
730
29000
125659000
125688000
740
43000
122991000
123034000
750
58000
120326000
120384000
760
76000
117671000
117747000
770
95000
115017000
115112000
780
116000
112364000
112480000
790
138000
109711000
109849000
800
165000
107084000
107249000
810
212000
104477000
104689000
820
264000
101873000
102137000
830
317000
99280000
99597000
840
371000
96708000
97079000
850
427000
94176000
94603000
860
485000
91675000
92160000
870
543000
89188000
89731000
880
601000
86711000
87312000
890
661000
84246000
84907000
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.