RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.Close $30.94EOD only
Max Pain
$30.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.02
6.5% from close
Price Gap
-0.94
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
23
Low premium
P/C OI
1.61
Slightly put-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — RICK
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $30.00 (0.94 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$30.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.02
±6.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
336
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
568
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.69
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$30.94
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
$25.00
6/18/2026, 11:29:45 PM
2026-07-17
$25.00
7/17/2026, 11:27:46 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:08 PM
2026-09-18
$25.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:08 PM
2026-11-20
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:08 PM
2027-02-19
$30.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $30.00.
RICK pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
12.5
0
641500
641500
15
0
499500
499500
17.5
0
357500
357500
20
0
221250
221250
22.5
0
117250
117250
25
0
63250
63250
27.5
6000
34000
40000
30
26500
11250
37750
32.5
61500
6250
67750
35
99500
1250
100750
37.5
165750
0
165750
40
248000
0
248000
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.