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RKLB

Rocket Lab CorporationClose $127.31EOD only
Max Pain
$110.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$11.52
9.1% from close
Price Gap
-17.31
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
44
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.78
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects RKLB options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
May 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — RKLB
Data as of market close May 19, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $110.00 (17.31 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$110.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$11.52
±9.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
51,759
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
43,096
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.83
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$127.31
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-05-22
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-05-08$80.005/8/2026, 11:28:31 PM
2026-05-15$103.005/15/2026, 11:33:55 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated$110.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-05-29$95.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-06-05$106.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-06-12$100.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-06-18$90.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-06-26$115.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-07-17$90.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-08-21$90.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-09-18$90.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-10-16$80.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2026-12-18$45.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2027-01-15$35.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
2027-03-19$110.005/19/2026, 11:28:05 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $110.00.
RKLB pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
450206447550206447550
502500184999550185002050
557000163611550163618550
5614200159603950159618150
5721600155601550155623150
5830300151605050151635350
5940400147613150147653550
6052500143626850143679350
6166300139741050139807350
6280500135862550135943050
6395100131990850132085950
64110400128338250128448650
65126700124694350124821050
66145400121091550121236950
67165900117526350117692250
68196100114011850114207950
69230900110633850110864750
70274900107274650107549550
71325600104134250104459850
72383700101122350101506050
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.