This page reflects PRU options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — PRU
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $120.00 (2.22 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$120.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.70
±2.2%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
5,028
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,275
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.85
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$122.22
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
$105.00
6/18/2026, 11:27:51 PM
2026-07-17
$110.00
7/17/2026, 11:32:50 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$120.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:10 PM
2026-09-18
$105.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:10 PM
2026-12-18
$105.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:10 PM
2027-01-15
$110.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:10 PM
2027-03-19
$100.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:10 PM
2027-06-17
$110.00
8/19/2026, 11:32:10 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $120.00.
PRU pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
75
0
16597000
16597000
80
0
14460000
14460000
85
500
12337500
12338000
90
1000
10230500
10231500
92.5
1750
9188750
9190500
95
2500
8165250
8167750
97.5
4750
7174250
7179000
100
7000
6204000
6211000
105
109000
4342500
4451500
110
280500
2677500
2958000
115
750500
1340500
2091000
120
1610000
290000
1900000
125
2896000
6500
2902500
130
4973000
2000
4975000
135
7413000
1500
7414500
140
9887000
1000
9888000
145
12364000
500
12364500
150
14851500
0
14851500
155
17365000
0
17365000
160
19878500
0
19878500
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.