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ORCL

Oracle CorporationClose $181.46EOD only
Max Pain
$180.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$9.10
5.0% from close
Price Gap
-1.46
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
39
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.88
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects ORCL options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — ORCL
Data as of market close May 19, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $180.00 (1.46 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$180.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$9.10
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
72,399
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
65,469
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.90
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$181.46
Published close
Consensus
8.0/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$180.005/8/2026, 11:26:04 PM
2026-05-15$175.005/15/2026, 11:29:24 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$180.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-05-29$175.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-06-05$180.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-06-12$180.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-06-18$175.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-06-26$185.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-07-17$175.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-08-21$185.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-09-18$190.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-10-16$190.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-11-20$170.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2026-12-18$200.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2027-01-15$180.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
2027-03-19$175.005/19/2026, 11:23:54 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $180.00.
ORCL pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
750557818100557818100
809000525090100525099100
8521000492368100492389100
9035000459711100459746100
9550000427159600427209600
10065500394623600394689100
10584000362330600362414600
110103000330136100330239100
115123500298226100298349600
120145000267372600267517600
125168000236785100236953100
130194500208328100208522600
131202300202668500202870800
132210100197010500197220600
133218000191354900191572900
134225900185724300185950200
135233800180106800180340600
136243400174553300174796700
137253700169006800169260500
138267200163464800163732000
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.