Mettler-Toledo International, IClose $1399.67EOD only
Max Pain
$1360.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$16.20
1.2% from close
Price Gap
-39.67
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
12
Low premium
P/C OI
0.13
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 — MTD
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $1360.00 (39.67 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$1360.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$16.20
±1.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
127
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
90
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.71
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$1399.67
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
$1060.00
6/18/2026, 11:23:32 PM
2026-07-17
$1200.00
7/17/2026, 11:25:55 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$1360.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:18 PM
2026-09-18
$1430.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:18 PM
2026-10-16
$1260.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:18 PM
2026-11-20
$1260.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:18 PM
2027-01-15
$900.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:18 PM
2027-05-21
$1440.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $1360.00.
MTD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
960
0
2685000
2685000
980
0
2507000
2507000
1020
0
2155000
2155000
1050
0
1894000
1894000
1060
0
1807000
1807000
1120
0
1291000
1291000
1130
1000
1205000
1206000
1140
2000
1120000
1122000
1170
8000
865000
873000
1180
10000
781000
791000
1190
12000
699000
711000
1200
14000
617000
631000
1210
16000
536000
552000
1220
19000
455000
474000
1230
23000
375000
398000
1250
33000
265000
298000
1290
53000
161000
214000
1300
58000
136000
194000
1320
70000
92000
162000
1340
88000
52000
140000
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.