This page reflects RUM 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 — RUM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $7.00 (1.10 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$7.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.53
±6.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
10,111
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,565
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.45
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$8.10
Published close
Consensus
-
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$6.00
8/7/2026, 11:31:11 PM
2026-08-14
$6.00
8/14/2026, 11:35:00 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-08-28
$6.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-09-04
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-09-11
$6.50
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-09-18
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-09-25
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-10-02
$6.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2026-10-16
$7.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
2027-01-15
$5.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:12 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $7.00.
RUM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
1
0
2614500
2614500
2
500
2158000
2158500
2.5
750
1929800
1930550
3
1000
1701600
1702600
3.5
1250
1473600
1474850
4
1500
1245600
1247100
4.5
1800
1023450
1025250
5
2100
804300
806400
5.5
20950
595650
616600
6
40300
388150
428450
6.5
76350
244100
320450
7
147900
103300
251200
7.5
286400
52350
338750
8
453350
7150
460500
8.5
797750
4300
802050
9
1189900
2300
1192200
9.5
1631300
1700
1633000
10
2091650
1200
2092850
11
3071450
500
3071950
11.5
3562200
300
3562500
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.