This page reflects PRU 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 — PRU
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $105.00 (1.78 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$105.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$6.32
±6.1%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
11,812
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
16,074
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.36
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$103.22
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$95.00
4/17/2026, 11:23:17 PM
2026-05-15
$97.50
5/15/2026, 11:30:25 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$105.00
5/20/2026, 11:29:21 PM
2026-07-17
$100.00
5/20/2026, 11:29:21 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
5/20/2026, 11:29:21 PM
2026-12-18
$105.00
5/20/2026, 11:29:21 PM
2027-01-15
$110.00
5/20/2026, 11:29:21 PM
2027-03-19
$97.50
5/20/2026, 11:29:21 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $105.00.
PRU pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
71775750
71775750
55
1500
63793250
63794750
60
3000
55812250
55815250
65
4500
47838250
47842750
70
7500
40267750
40275250
75
13000
32845750
32858750
80
20500
25517750
25538250
85
33000
18418250
18451250
87.5
42000
15002500
15044500
90
53500
11732250
11785750
92.5
73750
9033250
9107000
95
107250
6777000
6884250
97.5
159250
4813250
4972500
100
246000
3065500
3311500
105
806500
1473500
2280000
110
2239000
452500
2691500
115
4813500
50000
4863500
120
7879500
12000
7891500
125
11690500
1500
11692000
130
16101000
0
16101000
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.