This page reflects ROST options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 17, 2026 close
Max Pain — ROST
Data as of market close Aug 17, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $235.00 (0.28 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$235.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$16.75
±7.1%
Days to Expiry
4
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,720
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,751
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.01
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$235.28
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
$245.00
8/7/2026, 11:29:09 PM
2026-08-14
$252.50
8/14/2026, 11:34:42 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$235.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-08-28
$247.50
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-09-04
$245.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-09-11
$255.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-09-18
$220.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-09-25
$230.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-11-20
$240.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2026-12-18
$185.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2027-01-15
$200.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2027-02-19
$220.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2027-03-19
$220.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
2027-06-17
$250.00
8/17/2026, 11:30:57 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $235.00.
ROST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
115
0
36031500
36031500
120
0
34158000
34158000
125
0
32286500
32286500
130
0
30422500
30422500
135
0
28562000
28562000
140
0
26705500
26705500
145
0
24850500
24850500
150
0
23002500
23002500
155
2500
21158000
21160500
160
10500
19316000
19326500
165
18500
17491500
17510000
170
27000
15735500
15762500
175
36000
13993000
14029000
180
45000
12274000
12319000
185
55000
10580500
10635500
190
67500
8948500
9016000
195
90500
7401500
7492000
200
114000
6158500
6272500
205
143500
5173500
5317000
210
173500
4196000
4369500
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.