This page reflects NSIT 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 — NSIT
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $75.00 (74.24 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
±$3.00
±2.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,245
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
104
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.02
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$149.24
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
$80.00
6/18/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-07-17
$110.00
7/17/2026, 11:27:00 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:25:48 PM
2026-09-18
$135.00
8/18/2026, 11:25:48 PM
2026-11-20
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:25:48 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:25:48 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $75.00.
NSIT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
433500
433500
55
5000
339500
344500
60
8000
292500
300500
65
13500
245500
259000
70
20000
210000
230000
75
26500
174500
201000
80
921000
148500
1069500
85
2713000
132500
2845500
90
4515000
119500
4634500
95
6340000
106500
6446500
100
8177000
94000
8271000
105
10018500
81500
10100000
110
11865000
69500
11934500
115
13724500
58000
13782500
120
15604500
46500
15651000
125
17504500
35500
17540000
130
19408500
24500
19433000
135
21422500
15500
21438000
140
23441500
8000
23449500
145
25544500
3000
25547500
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.