This page reflects MTG 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 — MTG
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $25.00 (1.33 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$25.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.95
±7.4%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
276
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
399
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$26.33
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
$30.00
4/17/2026, 11:21:31 PM
2026-05-15
$25.00
5/15/2026, 11:23:17 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:25:02 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:25:02 PM
2026-12-18
$25.00
5/20/2026, 11:25:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $25.00.
MTG pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
363000
363000
17.5
0
263500
263500
20
0
164250
164250
22.5
0
65000
65000
25
4750
4000
8750
30
32250
2000
34250
35
166250
0
166250
40
303750
0
303750
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.