Power Solutions International, Close $37.29EOD only
Max Pain
$35.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.95
7.9% from close
Price Gap
-2.29
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
30
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.26
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 19, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — PSIX
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $35.00 (2.29 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$35.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.95
±7.9%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
16,952
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,463
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.26
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$37.29
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
$40.00
6/18/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-07-17
$35.00
7/17/2026, 11:34:32 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$35.00
8/19/2026, 11:24:59 PM
2026-09-18
$35.00
8/19/2026, 11:24:59 PM
2026-11-20
$35.00
8/19/2026, 11:24:59 PM
2027-02-19
$25.00
8/19/2026, 11:24:59 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $35.00.
PSIX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
17.5
0
8292750
8292750
20
0
7191000
7191000
22.5
250
6110000
6110250
25
7250
5037500
5044750
30
23750
2935000
2958750
35
201750
984000
1185750
40
538250
687000
1225250
45
1184250
444000
1628250
50
2098250
294000
2392250
55
7616250
196500
7812750
60
15136250
105000
15241250
65
22920250
78500
22998750
70
30809250
53500
30862750
75
38778250
28500
38806750
80
46800750
3500
46804250
85
54888750
0
54888750
90
63005750
0
63005750
95
71135750
0
71135750
100
79285250
0
79285250
105
87478250
0
87478250
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.