National HealthCare CorporationClose $234.17EOD only
Max Pain
$165.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$5.00
2.1% from close
Price Gap
-69.17
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
52
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.15
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 — NHC
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $165.00 (69.17 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$165.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.00
±2.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
99
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
11
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.11
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$234.17
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
$165.00
6/18/2026, 11:24:34 PM
2026-07-17
$210.00
7/17/2026, 11:21:52 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$165.00
8/18/2026, 11:21:44 PM
2026-09-18
$230.00
8/18/2026, 11:21:44 PM
2026-11-20
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:21:44 PM
2027-02-19
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:21:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $165.00.
NHC pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
85
0
76000
76000
100
1500
67000
68500
145
10500
40000
50500
150
12000
37000
49000
165
16500
28000
44500
175
61500
22000
83500
180
91000
19000
110000
190
154000
13000
167000
195
185500
10000
195500
200
217500
7000
224500
210
294500
1000
295500
220
373500
0
373500
230
454500
0
454500
240
538500
0
538500
250
629500
0
629500
270
827500
0
827500
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.