This page reflects RIOT 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 — RIOT
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $28.00 (5.89 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$28.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.38
±10.8%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
21,044
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
33,255
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.58
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$22.11
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-10
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-06-26
$27.50
6/26/2026, 11:29:02 PM
2026-07-02
$26.00
7/2/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated
$28.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-07-17
$26.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-07-24
$25.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-07-31
$26.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-08-07
$23.50
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-08-21
$25.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-09-18
$18.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2026-12-18
$20.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
2027-01-15
$15.00
7/3/2026, 11:25:18 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $28.00.
RIOT pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
15
0
37202350
37202350
16
800
33886650
33887450
17
5400
30570950
30576350
18
14400
27255350
27269750
19
29700
23941950
23971650
19.5
42800
22287000
22329800
20
55900
20634350
20690250
20.5
70300
19143100
19213400
21
86300
17652250
17738550
21.5
104400
16210900
16315300
22
123100
14804650
14927750
22.5
144400
13455500
13599900
23
166550
12127150
12293700
23.5
200550
10816850
11017400
24
235900
9515450
9751350
24.5
328650
8267800
8596450
25
438800
7028350
7467150
25.5
563200
5851800
6415000
26
700750
4678800
5379550
26.5
966200
3512500
4478700
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.