This page reflects PKX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — PKX
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $60.00 (7.88 above 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
±$1.50
±2.9%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
387
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
133
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.34
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$52.12
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$50.00
5/15/2026, 11:30:18 PM
2026-06-18
$60.00
6/18/2026, 11:31:25 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$60.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:34 PM
2026-08-21
$55.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:34 PM
2026-11-20
$65.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:34 PM
2027-02-19
$45.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $60.00.
PKX pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
221500
221500
45
0
161500
161500
50
0
103500
103500
55
0
66000
66000
60
0
32500
32500
65
54500
13000
67500
70
196500
500
197000
75
346500
0
346500
80
527000
0
527000
85
708500
0
708500
90
901500
0
901500
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.