This page reflects PRU options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — PRU
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $105.00 (7.95 below 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
±$4.30
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,714
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,327
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.63
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$112.95
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$97.50
5/15/2026, 11:30:25 PM
2026-06-18
$105.00
6/18/2026, 11:27:51 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$105.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2026-08-21
$105.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2026-09-18
$100.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2026-12-18
$105.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2027-01-15
$110.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2027-03-19
$97.50
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
2027-06-17
$100.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $105.00.
PRU pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
9280000
9280000
70
0
6954000
6954000
75
0
5808500
5808500
80
0
4666000
4666000
85
3000
3525000
3528000
90
8500
2410000
2418500
92.5
12000
1884500
1896500
95
15500
1393750
1409250
97.5
19500
945250
964750
100
31000
606500
637500
105
133000
180000
313000
110
483000
500
483500
115
1693500
0
1693500
120
3502500
0
3502500
130
7215500
0
7215500
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.