This page reflects NEXT 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 — NEXT
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $9.00 (0.29 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$9.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.38
±15.8%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,157
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,424
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.29
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$8.71
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
$6.00
4/17/2026, 11:18:47 PM
2026-05-15
$7.00
5/15/2026, 11:27:38 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$9.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:37 PM
2026-07-17
$7.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:37 PM
2026-10-16
$7.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:37 PM
2027-01-15
$7.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:37 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $9.00.
NEXT pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
1430300
1430300
6
100
998000
998100
7
7300
576400
583700
8
21500
304100
325600
9
144100
56300
200400
10
599200
700
599900
11
2048200
400
2048600
12
3524600
100
3524700
13
5033800
0
5033800
14
6543400
0
6543400
15
8059100
0
8059100
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.