This page reflects SOLV 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 — SOLV
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $80.00 (7.45 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
±$3.07
±3.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,162
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,153
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.53
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$87.45
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
$70.00
6/18/2026, 11:32:10 PM
2026-07-17
$75.00
7/17/2026, 11:37:41 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-09-18
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-10-16
$85.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2026-11-20
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:16 PM
2027-01-15
$80.00
8/18/2026, 11:29:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $80.00.
SOLV pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
60
0
2250000
2250000
65
0
1674500
1674500
70
1500
1102500
1104000
75
11000
548000
559000
80
25500
20000
45500
85
80500
6500
87000
90
403000
5000
408000
95
1002000
4000
1006000
100
2075500
3000
2078500
105
3152500
2000
3154500
110
4231000
1000
4232000
115
5310000
0
5310000
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.