This page reflects NXPI 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 — NXPI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $260.00 (31.44 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$260.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.62
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,026
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,011
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.54
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$228.56
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
$270.00
6/18/2026, 11:25:01 PM
2026-07-17
$280.00
7/17/2026, 11:26:58 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$260.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-09-18
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-10-16
$260.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2026-12-18
$250.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2027-01-15
$270.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2027-03-19
$300.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
2027-06-17
$330.00
8/18/2026, 11:24:52 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $260.00.
NXPI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
175
0
41352500
41352500
180
500
37917500
37918000
185
1500
34500000
34501500
190
4000
31215000
31219000
195
12000
27948000
27960000
200
25000
24744000
24769000
210
75000
19150000
19225000
220
137000
13949000
14086000
230
234000
9337000
9571000
240
424000
5204000
5628000
250
913000
2969000
3882000
260
1658000
1233000
2891000
270
3158000
501000
3659000
280
6056000
25000
6081000
290
11470000
11000
11481000
300
18761000
4000
18765000
310
26907000
1000
26908000
320
35358000
0
35358000
330
45955000
0
45955000
340
57461000
0
57461000
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.