This page reflects PUMP 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 — PUMP
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $12.50 (0.60 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.97
±8.2%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
15,719
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,524
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.29
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$11.90
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
$15.00
6/18/2026, 11:29:10 PM
2026-07-17
$12.50
7/17/2026, 11:30:03 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$12.50
8/19/2026, 11:33:45 PM
2026-09-18
$12.50
8/19/2026, 11:33:45 PM
2026-12-18
$12.50
8/19/2026, 11:33:45 PM
2027-03-19
$10.00
8/19/2026, 11:33:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $12.50.
PUMP pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
3510500
3510500
5
0
2379500
2379500
7.5
500
1251000
1251500
10
3750
128750
132500
12.5
8000
17750
25750
15
3705750
10000
3715750
17.5
7608500
7000
7615500
20
11533750
4500
11538250
22.5
15462250
2250
15464500
25
19391250
1000
19392250
30
27250750
0
27250750
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.