This page reflects RCI 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 — RCI
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $35.00 (3.38 above 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
±$2.40
±7.6%
Days to Expiry
15
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,067
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,861
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.90
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$31.62
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
$35.00
5/15/2026, 11:34:33 PM
2026-06-18
$35.00
6/18/2026, 11:33:28 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$35.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2026-08-21
$25.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2026-10-16
$35.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:42 PM
2027-01-15
$35.00
7/3/2026, 11:24:42 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $35.00.
RCI pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
20
0
2181500
2181500
22.5
250
1716250
1716500
25
500
1251000
1251500
30
1000
320500
321500
35
3500
4000
7500
40
25000
2500
27500
45
646500
1000
647500
50
1676500
500
1677000
55
2706500
0
2706500
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.