This page reflects POST 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 — POST
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (0.18 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.82
±2.3%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
116
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
180
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.55
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$79.82
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
$95.00
6/18/2026, 11:25:39 PM
2026-07-17
$85.00
7/17/2026, 11:27:51 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:10 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:10 PM
2026-12-18
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:10 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
POST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
357000
357000
65
0
117000
117000
70
1500
66500
68000
75
4000
28000
32000
80
10500
11500
22000
85
35500
2000
37500
90
69000
0
69000
95
112000
0
112000
100
162500
0
162500
105
214000
0
214000
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.