This page reflects RKLB 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 — RKLB
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (0.84 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.80
±6.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
119,439
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
62,910
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.53
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$79.16
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
2026-08-07
$70.00
8/7/2026, 11:30:05 PM
2026-08-14
$77.00
8/14/2026, 11:36:11 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-08-28
$79.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-09-04
$81.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-09-11
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-09-25
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-10-02
$81.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-10-16
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2027-01-15
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2027-03-19
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2027-06-17
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
RKLB pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
174396700
174396700
45
52000
143806200
143858200
50
116500
115007200
115123700
55
206000
92492200
92698200
56
297300
88342300
88639600
57
389000
84257300
84646300
58
481800
80244300
80726100
59
576000
76250900
76826900
60
673600
72271400
72945000
61
885300
68468700
69354000
62
1104100
64682700
65786800
62.5
1220150
62810750
64030900
63
1337450
60944950
62282400
63.5
1457250
59131100
60588350
64
1577750
57321300
58899050
65
1871450
53757900
55629350
66
2395750
50460800
52856550
66.5
2663150
48827250
51490400
67
2931550
47197200
50128750
67.5
3210100
45582850
48792950
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.