This page reflects RVMD 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 — RVMD
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $175.00 (41.00 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$175.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$8.15
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
4,079
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,040
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.97
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$216.00
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
2026-06-18
$130.00
6/18/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-07-17
$155.00
7/17/2026, 11:31:55 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2026-09-18
$125.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2026-10-16
$190.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2026-12-18
$155.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2027-01-15
$130.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2027-03-19
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
2027-05-21
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:33:04 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $175.00.
RVMD pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
100
0
47137500
47137500
105
500
43126500
43127000
110
3500
39116500
39120000
115
6500
35111500
35118000
120
9500
31109500
31119000
125
12500
27112000
27124500
130
15500
23117000
23132500
135
20500
19127500
19148000
140
25500
15144000
15169500
145
31000
12684500
12715500
150
37500
10228500
10266000
155
45500
7830500
7876000
160
55000
5727500
5782500
165
366000
3694000
4060000
170
698000
1686000
2384000
175
1053500
1276000
2329500
180
1652500
915500
2568000
185
2309500
602000
2911500
190
3050500
323000
3373500
195
3982500
109500
4092000
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.