This page reflects NTSK options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 6, 2026 close
Max Pain — NTSK
Data as of market close Jul 6, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $10.00 (2.22 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.48
±12.1%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
24,064
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,874
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$12.22
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$10.00
5/15/2026, 11:31:26 PM
2026-06-18
$10.00
6/18/2026, 11:23:07 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:25:06 PM
2026-08-21
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:25:06 PM
2026-10-16
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:25:06 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:25:06 PM
2027-01-15
$7.50
7/6/2026, 11:25:06 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $10.00.
NTSK pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
6119500
6119500
5
12750
3401000
3413750
7.5
41000
683500
724500
10
120750
301250
422000
12.5
1366750
137250
1504000
15
5959750
39250
5999000
17.5
10989250
15000
11004250
20
16205250
5250
16210500
22.5
21953750
0
21953750
25
27730000
0
27730000
30
39343500
0
39343500
35
51109000
0
51109000
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.