Service Corporation InternationClose $82.36EOD only
Max Pain
$80.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.33
2.8% from close
Price Gap
-2.36
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
17
Low premium
P/C OI
0.30
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — SCI
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (2.36 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$80.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.33
±2.8%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,016
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
153
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.05
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$82.36
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
$75.00
6/18/2026, 11:30:25 PM
2026-07-17
$75.00
7/17/2026, 11:32:05 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:07 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:07 PM
2026-12-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:07 PM
2027-01-15
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:07 PM
2027-03-19
$42.50
8/18/2026, 11:29:07 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
SCI pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
290250
290250
67.5
0
175500
175500
70
0
138000
138000
72.5
0
101750
101750
75
0
66500
66500
77.5
250
39750
40000
80
7250
23000
30250
82.5
99250
9750
109000
85
327500
2500
330000
87.5
855500
1250
856750
90
1410750
0
1410750
92.5
2158000
0
2158000
95
2907000
0
2907000
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.