This page reflects PLXS options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — PLXS
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $170.00 (88.37 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$170.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$25.10
±9.7%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
863
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
159
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.18
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$258.37
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$175.00
4/17/2026, 11:25:02 PM
2026-05-15
$230.00
5/15/2026, 11:32:32 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$170.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:51 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:51 PM
2026-11-20
$210.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:51 PM
2026-12-18
$240.00
5/20/2026, 11:24:51 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $170.00.
PLXS pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
1640500
1640500
80
500
1561000
1561500
90
1500
1402000
1403500
95
2000
1323500
1325500
100
3500
1245000
1248500
105
5500
1166500
1172000
110
7500
1088500
1096000
115
10000
1010500
1020500
120
13500
933500
947000
135
24000
704000
728000
140
27500
628000
655500
145
34500
572500
607000
150
49500
518000
567500
155
65500
463500
529000
160
92500
419000
511500
165
127000
374500
501500
170
161500
330000
491500
175
210500
285500
496000
180
259500
241000
500500
185
560000
197500
757500
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.