This page reflects RYTM 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 — RYTM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $100.00 (15.25 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$100.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.00
±1.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
450
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
53
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.12
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$115.25
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
$80.00
6/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-07-17
$85.00
7/17/2026, 11:31:19 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$100.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
2026-09-18
$110.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
2026-10-16
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
2026-11-20
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
2026-12-18
$95.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
2027-01-15
$90.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:36:25 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $100.00.
RYTM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
65
0
166500
166500
70
0
140500
140500
85
0
64000
64000
90
0
39000
39000
95
2000
17500
19500
100
4000
11000
15000
105
79500
5500
85000
110
175000
0
175000
115
299000
0
299000
120
448500
0
448500
125
611500
0
611500
130
781500
0
781500
135
1004000
0
1004000
140
1227000
0
1227000
145
1450500
0
1450500
150
1674500
0
1674500
155
1899000
0
1899000
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.