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SIMO

Silicon Motion Technology CorpoClose $251.72EOD only
Max Pain
$250.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$17.80
7.1% from close
Price Gap
-1.72
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
39
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.54
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects SIMO 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 — SIMO
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $250.00 (1.72 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$250.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$17.80
±7.1%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
14,026
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
12,929
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.92
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$251.72
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-08-21
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-18$250.006/18/2026, 11:37:11 PM
2026-07-17$280.007/17/2026, 11:32:39 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated$250.008/18/2026, 11:28:33 PM
2026-09-18$180.008/18/2026, 11:28:33 PM
2026-12-18$200.008/18/2026, 11:28:33 PM
2027-03-19$250.008/18/2026, 11:28:33 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $250.00.
SIMO pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
1050100211000100211000
11009379600093796000
11508738600087386000
12507460900074609000
13006822200068222000
13506283800062838000
14005989550059895500
14505698450056984500
15005407750054077500
155330005129300051326000
160660004854850048614500
165995004586350045963000
1701330004324000043373000
1751810004066400040845000
1802305003816200038392500
1852925003580350036096000
1903555003353250033888000
1954385003131400031752500
2005330002916500029698000
2107910002508500025876000
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.