This page reflects NOMD 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 — NOMD
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $12.50 (1.08 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.07
±9.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,273
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,188
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.52
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.42
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
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:25:01 PM
2026-07-17
$10.00
7/17/2026, 11:29:35 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:28:42 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/18/2026, 11:28:42 PM
2026-11-20
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:42 PM
2027-02-19
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:28:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $12.50.
NOMD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
973500
973500
5
0
676750
676750
7.5
1500
380000
381500
10
6750
104250
111000
12.5
77750
4500
82250
15
575250
3000
578250
17.5
1143250
2000
1145250
20
1711250
1000
1712250
22.5
2279250
250
2279500
25
2847250
0
2847250
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.