This page reflects OVV 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 — OVV
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $60.00 (5.02 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.90
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,006
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,585
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.89
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$65.02
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
$55.00
6/18/2026, 11:24:06 PM
2026-07-17
$55.00
7/17/2026, 11:25:35 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2026-10-16
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2027-01-15
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2027-03-19
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:31 PM
2027-05-21
$55.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $60.00.
OVV pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
4032500
4032500
45
0
2240500
2240500
50
500
1086500
1087000
55
3500
257500
261000
60
105000
4500
109500
65
877500
500
878000
70
2554000
0
2554000
75
4294500
0
4294500
80
6057000
0
6057000
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.