Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.Close $74.47EOD only
Max Pain
$70.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$3.75
5.0% from close
Price Gap
-4.47
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
4
Low premium
P/C OI
1.06
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — SQM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $70.00 (4.47 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$70.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$3.75
±5.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
1,245
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
706
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.57
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$74.47
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
$80.00
6/18/2026, 11:36:43 PM
2026-07-17
$72.50
7/17/2026, 11:35:40 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:27 PM
2026-09-18
$67.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:27 PM
2026-10-16
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:27 PM
2027-01-15
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:27 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $70.00.
SQM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
45
0
1521500
1521500
50
0
1169500
1169500
55
500
818000
818500
60
1000
471000
472000
62.5
1750
323000
324750
65
2500
180250
182750
67.5
3250
118750
122000
70
12000
69750
81750
72.5
83000
43750
126750
75
168000
26250
194250
77.5
289750
13750
303500
80
449500
2000
451500
82.5
630500
1250
631750
85
845250
500
845750
87.5
1110000
0
1110000
90
1409000
0
1409000
92.5
1714250
0
1714250
95
2019750
0
2019750
100
2640250
0
2640250
115
4506250
0
4506250
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.