This page reflects SCCO 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 — SCCO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $190.00 (2.20 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$190.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$7.80
±4.2%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,820
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
7,583
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.99
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$187.80
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
$195.00
8/7/2026, 11:31:17 PM
2026-08-14
$195.00
8/14/2026, 11:35:51 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$190.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-08-28
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-09-04
$190.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-09-11
$195.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-09-18
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-09-25
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-10-02
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-10-16
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-11-20
$180.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2026-12-18
$185.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2027-01-15
$175.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2027-03-19
$190.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
2027-07-16
$200.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:44 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $190.00.
SCCO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
47.5
0
92000750
92000750
50
0
90106250
90106250
55
0
86319250
86319250
60
0
82537750
82537750
65
0
78757250
78757250
75
0
71196250
71196250
80
0
67452250
67452250
85
0
63708750
63708750
87.5
0
61850500
61850500
90
0
59993000
59993000
92.5
0
58135500
58135500
95
750
56279500
56280250
97.5
2250
54423500
54425750
100
3750
52571250
52575000
105
7250
48891750
48899000
110
10750
45228250
45239000
115
14750
41569750
41584500
120
18750
37922250
37941000
125
23250
34300250
34323500
130
27750
30684250
30712000
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.