This page reflects RILY 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 — RILY
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $7.00 (0.16 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$7.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.42
±5.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
12,417
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,980
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.24
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$7.16
Published close
Consensus
-
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$7.50
8/7/2026, 11:34:55 PM
2026-08-14
$7.00
8/14/2026, 11:34:45 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2026-08-28
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2026-09-04
$7.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2026-09-11
$7.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2026-09-18
$7.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2026-09-25
$9.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2026-10-16
$7.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
2027-01-15
$7.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $7.00.
RILY pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
1203700
1203700
3
250
1061200
1061450
4.5
1750
633700
635450
5
2250
503700
505950
5.5
5850
390600
396450
6
9450
278000
287450
6.5
13100
170900
184000
7
20200
77050
97250
7.5
126050
22300
148350
8
477450
16500
493950
8.5
993800
13200
1007000
9
1519850
10050
1529900
9.5
2061950
7100
2069050
10
2615050
4650
2619700
10.5
3219950
3500
3223450
11
3825450
2450
3827900
11.5
4431350
1650
4433000
12
5039000
1000
5040000
12.5
5646650
700
5647350
13
6264500
550
6265050
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.