Sensata Technologies Holding plClose $43.11EOD only
Max Pain
$40.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$1.60
3.7% from close
Price Gap
-3.11
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
38
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.21
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: Aug 18, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — ST
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $40.00 (3.11 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$40.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.60
±3.7%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
2,064
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
915
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.44
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$43.11
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
$40.00
6/18/2026, 11:37:02 PM
2026-07-17
$45.00
7/17/2026, 11:32:06 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:46 PM
2026-09-18
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:46 PM
2026-11-20
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:30:46 PM
2026-12-18
$52.50
8/18/2026, 11:30:46 PM
2027-01-15
$27.50
8/18/2026, 11:30:46 PM
2027-03-19
$32.50
8/18/2026, 11:30:46 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $40.00.
ST pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
12.5
0
2071000
2071000
15
0
1842500
1842500
17.5
0
1614000
1614000
20
0
1386500
1386500
22.5
0
1160250
1160250
25
0
935500
935500
27.5
0
712000
712000
30
0
514750
514750
32.5
0
364250
364250
35
0
215750
215750
37.5
21750
146750
168500
40
43500
92500
136000
42.5
104000
54250
158250
45
177000
24500
201500
47.5
277500
7000
284500
50
390750
2750
393500
52.5
817750
250
818000
55
1295500
0
1295500
57.5
1783000
0
1783000
60
2283250
0
2283250
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.