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NOW

ServiceNow, Inc.Close $101.83EOD only
Max Pain
$93.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$6.10
6.0% from close
Price Gap
-8.83
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
53
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.74
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — NOW
Data as of market close May 19, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $93.00 (8.83 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$93.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.10
±6.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
91,755
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
49,014
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.53
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$101.83
Published close
Consensus
6.5/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$90.005/8/2026, 11:22:36 PM
2026-05-15$92.005/15/2026, 11:27:19 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$93.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-05-29$92.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-06-05$93.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-06-12$95.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-06-18$105.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-06-26$93.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-07-17$100.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-08-21$100.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-09-18$112.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-10-16$90.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-11-20$100.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-12-18$125.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2027-01-15$115.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2027-03-19$100.005/19/2026, 11:29:09 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $93.00.
NOW pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
450200779100200779100
500176275600176275600
551500151772100151773600
6022500127296100127318600
6557500102832600102890100
67769009455980094636700
68866009042370090510300
69963008628770086384000
701060008215270082258700
711304007822410078354500
721548007429600074450800
731792007036890070548100
742040006644200066646000
752294006251770062747100
762585005866770058926200
772882005483050055118700
783248005100080051325600
793683004720090047569200
804145004343150043846000
814752004010010040575300
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.