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SLV

iShares Silver TrustClose $59.57EOD only
Max Pain
$58.00
Next expiry Aug 19, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.38
2.3% from close
Price Gap
-1.57
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
7
Low premium
P/C OI
0.44
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.5/10
Range bias
Published snapshot: Aug 17, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects SLV options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
Aug 17, 2026 close
Max Pain — SLV
Data as of market close Aug 17, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-19 shows max pain at $58.00 (1.57 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$58.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.38
±2.3%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
9,381
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
4,426
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.47
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$59.57
Published close
Consensus
6.5/10
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

Drill into expiration
Selected: 2026-08-19
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-08-14$56.008/14/2026, 11:34:17 PM
2026-08-17Updated$56.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-08-19Next$58.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-08-21$56.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-08-24$58.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-08-26$58.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-08-28$55.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-09-04$54.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-09-11$55.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-09-18$60.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-09-25$58.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-09-30$62.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-10-02$58.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-10-16$55.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-11-20$60.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-12-18$60.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2026-12-31$65.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2027-01-15$57.508/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2027-03-19$60.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2027-03-31$55.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2027-06-17$58.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
2027-06-30$51.008/17/2026, 11:40:35 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-19 at max pain $58.00.
SLV pain by strike for 2026-08-19 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
3101037975010379750
32099377509937750
33094961509496150
34090545509054550
36081717508171750
37077307507730750
38072899507289950
39068493506849350
40064101506410150
41059729505972950
4220055367505536950
43350051013505104850
44850046675504676050
451370042344504248150
45.51680040192004036000
461990038045503824450
46.52330035909003614200
472830033780003406300
47.53640031674503203850
484565029590503004700
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.