Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $4.50 (0.40 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$4.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.47
±9.6%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
40,266
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
15,687
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$4.90
Published close
Consensus
6.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-10
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-26
$4.50
6/26/2026, 11:25:50 PM
2026-07-02
$4.50
7/2/2026, 11:23:29 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated
$4.50
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-07-17
$4.50
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-07-24
$4.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-07-31
$4.50
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-08-07
$4.50
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-08-21
$5.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-09-18
$5.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-10-16
$4.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-11-20
$4.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2026-12-18
$4.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2027-01-15
$1.50
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
2027-02-19
$4.00
7/3/2026, 11:23:58 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $4.50.
OPEN pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
4969250
4969250
1.5
150
4187400
4187550
2
1950
3405550
3407500
2.5
3850
2623700
2627550
3
5750
1847050
1852800
3.5
15650
1087100
1102750
4
34000
503650
537650
4.5
69900
195350
265250
5
281000
51750
332750
5.5
1311950
24850
1336800
6
2723800
12150
2735950
6.5
4391250
1900
4393150
7
6177200
1250
6178450
7.5
8054500
800
8055300
8
9949950
450
9950400
8.5
11907250
200
11907450
9
13884550
0
13884550
10
17911150
0
17911150
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.