This page reflects NB 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 — NB
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $6.00 (0.79 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$6.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.35
±6.7%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,205
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,369
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.33
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$5.21
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$5.00
5/8/2026, 11:21:08 PM
2026-05-15
$5.00
5/15/2026, 11:25:29 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$6.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-05-29
$5.50
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-06-05
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-06-12
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-06-18
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-06-26
$6.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-07-17
$7.50
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-08-21
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2026-11-20
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
2027-01-15
$5.00
5/20/2026, 11:20:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $6.00.
NB pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
607050
607050
3
0
333850
333850
3.5
150
265550
265700
4
350
197250
197600
4.5
600
129200
129800
5
1100
61600
62700
5.5
5800
13850
19650
6
16350
2600
18950
6.5
141050
50
141100
7
273950
0
273950
7.5
470550
0
470550
8
672850
0
672850
9
1087450
0
1087450
10
1503350
0
1503350
10.5
1711500
0
1711500
11
1919750
0
1919750
13
2760350
0
2760350
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.