Paramount Skydance CorporationClose $10.43EOD only
Max Pain
$9.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.57
5.5% from close
Price Gap
-1.43
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
16
Low premium
P/C OI
0.83
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — PSKY
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $9.00 (1.43 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$9.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.57
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
43,113
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
19,595
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$10.43
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
2026-08-07
$8.00
8/7/2026, 11:32:55 PM
2026-08-14
$8.50
8/14/2026, 11:33:21 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-08-28
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-09-04
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-09-11
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-09-18
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-09-25
$8.50
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-10-02
$4.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-10-16
$8.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2027-01-15
$12.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2027-03-19
$11.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
2027-06-17
$10.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $9.00.
PSKY pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
15880850
15880850
2
3300
13921350
13924650
3
7200
11961850
11969050
4
12200
10002350
10014550
5
18000
8042850
8060850
5.5
21300
7063100
7084400
6
24750
6083350
6108100
6.5
28600
5109850
5138450
7
32450
4139300
4171750
7.5
36450
3181300
3217750
8
42100
2238450
2280550
8.5
130100
1476800
1606900
9
244100
796700
1040800
9.5
789900
517200
1307100
10
1612750
270900
1883650
10.5
2654650
144200
2798850
11
3788750
17800
3806550
11.5
5432550
9550
5442100
12
7089500
1450
7090950
12.5
9063250
800
9064050
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.