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SO

Southern Company (The)Close $97.98EOD only
Max Pain
$95.00
Next expiry Jul 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$0.80
0.8% from close
Price Gap
-2.98
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
11
Low premium
P/C OI
0.74
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — SO
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $95.00 (2.98 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$95.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.80
±0.8%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,655
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
904
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.34
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$97.98
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-10
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-26$94.006/26/2026, 11:28:19 PM
2026-07-02$95.007/2/2026, 11:29:52 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated$95.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-07-17$94.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-07-24$94.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-07-31$90.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-08-07$91.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-08-21$95.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-09-18$95.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-11-20$90.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2026-12-18$95.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2027-01-15$87.507/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2027-03-19$90.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
2027-06-17$90.007/3/2026, 11:29:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $95.00.
SO pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
850797200797200
86200706800707000
87700616400617100
881300526100527400
892100436400438500
903200347300350500
914600260300264900
926100173500179600
9376008820095800
94106003780048400
9517900710025000
9634300480039100
972326003600236200
984423002400444700
996936001200694800
1009477000947700
101121320001213200
102147870001478700
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.