This page reflects RKT 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 — RKT
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $14.00 (0.01 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$14.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.56
±4.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
85,643
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
42,729
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.50
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$13.99
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
$13.50
8/7/2026, 11:32:15 PM
2026-08-14
$13.50
8/14/2026, 11:28:17 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$14.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-08-28
$14.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-09-04
$14.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-09-11
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-09-18
$14.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-09-25
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-10-02
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-10-16
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-11-20
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2026-12-18
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2027-01-15
$16.20
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2027-03-19
$13.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
2027-06-17
$15.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:43 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $14.00.
RKT pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
5
0
32834300
32834300
6
700
28561400
28562100
7
3500
24288500
24292000
8
8300
20016600
20024900
9
19000
15750900
15769900
9.5
27350
13629650
13657000
10
35850
11554750
11590600
10.5
50200
9571350
9621550
11
66250
7794250
7860500
11.5
94050
6102350
6196400
12
122350
4453750
4576100
12.5
199150
3077300
3276450
13
315250
1802850
2118100
13.5
668550
957550
1626100
14
1117500
500500
1618000
14.5
2357300
313550
2670850
15
3832100
180000
4012100
15.5
6319500
116150
6435650
16
9092950
64650
9157600
16.5
12415700
46150
12461850
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.