This page reflects QRVO options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — QRVO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $65.00 (30.70 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$65.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.22
±3.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
20,620
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
826
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.04
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$95.70
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
$90.00
6/18/2026, 11:25:54 PM
2026-07-17
$85.00
7/17/2026, 11:34:31 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
2026-09-18
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
2026-10-16
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
2026-11-20
$87.50
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
2027-02-19
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:47 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $65.00.
QRVO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
2809000
2809000
47.5
0
2602500
2602500
50
250
2398500
2398750
55
750
1992500
1993250
60
1250
1586500
1587750
65
3250
1188500
1191750
70
1033750
801000
1834750
72.5
2067750
643500
2711250
75
3102000
489500
3591500
77.5
4136250
383750
4520000
80
5170750
281750
5452500
82.5
6211750
196250
6408000
85
7253500
116750
7370250
87.5
8302750
82250
8385000
90
9361250
64250
9425500
92.5
10452750
52000
10504750
95
11551750
41750
11593500
97.5
12789500
33750
12823250
100
14071750
26500
14098250
105
16798250
13000
16811250
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.