This page reflects MTB 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 — MTB
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $240.00 (11.50 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$240.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.00
±2.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,167
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
279
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.24
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$251.50
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
$210.00
6/18/2026, 11:24:24 PM
2026-07-17
$220.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:58 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$240.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2026-09-18
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2026-10-16
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2026-12-18
$210.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2027-01-15
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2027-02-19
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2027-03-19
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
2027-06-17
$260.00
8/18/2026, 11:19:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $240.00.
MTB pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
190
0
1254000
1254000
195
0
1119000
1119000
200
0
987000
987000
210
0
725000
725000
220
0
479000
479000
230
5000
272000
277000
240
33000
127000
160000
250
147000
37000
184000
260
413000
0
413000
270
1002000
0
1002000
280
2119000
0
2119000
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.