This page reflects NMM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — NMM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $75.00 (7.72 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.05
±3.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,204
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,781
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.81
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$82.72
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
$65.00
6/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-07-17
$75.00
7/17/2026, 11:26:32 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:02 PM
2026-09-18
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:02 PM
2026-12-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:02 PM
2027-01-15
$47.50
8/18/2026, 11:23:02 PM
2027-03-19
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:23:02 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $75.00.
NMM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
1704500
1704500
62.5
0
1288250
1288250
65
24750
872750
897500
67.5
54500
473000
527500
70
84250
298000
382250
72.5
116750
163250
280000
75
174750
67500
242250
77.5
394500
14750
409250
80
625750
0
625750
82.5
1123000
0
1123000
85
1624750
0
1624750
90
2712250
0
2712250
95
3803750
0
3803750
100
4895750
0
4895750
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.