This page reflects QUIK 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 — QUIK
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $18.00 (1.98 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$18.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.38
±8.6%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
597
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
163
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.27
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$16.02
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
$10.00
5/15/2026, 11:32:01 PM
2026-06-18
$19.00
6/18/2026, 11:32:49 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:46 PM
2026-08-21
$5.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:46 PM
2026-11-20
$12.00
7/3/2026, 11:22:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $18.00.
QUIK pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
11
0
120800
120800
12
0
106000
106000
14
0
77000
77000
16
0
48400
48400
17
0
35200
35200
18
3300
25700
29000
19
11500
18900
30400
20
23300
13200
36500
21
37600
9000
46600
22
53300
5100
58400
23
80500
3100
83600
24
108400
1600
110000
25
138700
100
138800
26
171200
0
171200
27
205100
0
205100
28
239100
0
239100
30
308300
0
308300
33
485900
0
485900
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.