Stellus Capital Investment CorpClose $9.13EOD only
Max Pain
$12.50
Next expiry Jun 18, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.12
12.3% from close
Price Gap
+3.37
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
65
High premium
P/C OI
0.49
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — SCM
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $12.50 (3.37 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$12.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.12
±12.3%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,093
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
370
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.34
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$9.13
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$10.00
4/17/2026, 11:26:01 PM
2026-05-15
$10.00
5/15/2026, 11:39:21 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$12.50
5/20/2026, 11:31:16 PM
2026-09-18
$10.00
5/20/2026, 11:31:16 PM
2026-12-18
$12.50
5/20/2026, 11:31:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $12.50.
SCM pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
516000
516000
7.5
0
331000
331000
10
0
238500
238500
12.5
25750
176250
202000
15
159250
130000
289250
17.5
432500
86000
518500
20
705750
43000
748750
22.5
979000
0
979000
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.