Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Close $9.93EOD only
Max Pain
$11.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.60
6.0% from close
Price Gap
+1.07
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
18
Low premium
P/C OI
0.47
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — PLAY
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $11.00 (1.07 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$11.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.60
±6.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,075
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,182
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$9.93
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
$12.00
6/18/2026, 11:25:54 PM
2026-07-17
$11.00
7/17/2026, 11:29:33 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$11.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:04 PM
2026-09-18
$12.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:04 PM
2026-10-16
$11.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:04 PM
2027-01-15
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $11.00.
PLAY pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
4
0
3006900
3006900
5
100
2488700
2488800
6
500
1970500
1971000
7
900
1458200
1459100
8
1300
984100
985400
9
1700
593100
594800
10
34600
260400
295000
11
90800
75900
166700
12
260200
11400
271600
13
759400
1400
760800
14
1448600
1100
1449700
15
2326300
800
2327100
16
3226100
500
3226600
17
4133100
300
4133400
18
5040200
100
5040300
19
5947400
0
5947400
20
6854600
0
6854600
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.