This page reflects PEPG options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — PEPG
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $2.00 (1.05 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$2.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.17
±5.7%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,370
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,497
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.44
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$3.05
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
$1.00
6/18/2026, 11:31:02 PM
2026-07-17
$1.50
7/17/2026, 11:28:44 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$2.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:38 PM
2026-09-18
$2.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:38 PM
2026-11-20
$2.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:38 PM
2027-02-19
$1.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:38 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $2.00.
PEPG pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
0.5
0
212050
212050
1
2850
137200
140050
1.5
6600
71150
77750
2
10350
5600
15950
3
326050
1000
327050
4
649450
600
650050
5
975550
200
975750
6
1309050
100
1309150
7
1642650
0
1642650
8
1977350
0
1977350
10
2647150
0
2647150
13
3657850
0
3657850
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.