This page reflects RTX options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 19, 2026 close
Max Pain — RTX
Data as of market close Aug 19, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $217.50 (2.85 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$217.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.69
±1.7%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
18,874
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
28,976
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.54
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$220.35
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
$215.00
8/7/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2026-08-14
$222.50
8/14/2026, 11:31:02 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$217.50
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-08-28
$215.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-09-04
$220.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-09-11
$220.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-09-18
$195.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-09-25
$220.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-10-16
$220.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-11-20
$200.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2026-12-18
$165.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2027-01-15
$180.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2027-02-19
$125.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2027-03-19
$190.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
2027-06-17
$210.00
8/19/2026, 11:34:11 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $217.50.
RTX pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
110
0
206364000
206364000
115
0
192019500
192019500
120
0
177774000
177774000
125
0
163580000
163580000
130
0
149626500
149626500
135
0
135706000
135706000
140
0
121863500
121863500
145
0
108093500
108093500
150
1500
94514500
94516000
155
49500
81212000
81261500
160
134000
69541500
69675500
165
252500
58548000
58800500
170
373500
48699500
49073000
172.5
440250
44196750
44637000
175
507000
39719750
40226750
177.5
578750
35647250
36226000
180
650500
31589250
32239750
182.5
728250
27774250
28502500
185
806000
23966500
24772500
187.5
890000
20406250
21296250
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.