This page reflects STEM options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Jul 6, 2026 close
Max Pain — STEM
Data as of market close Jul 6, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-17 shows max pain at $10.00 (2.21 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$10.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.50
±19.3%
Days to Expiry
11
Calendar days
Total Call OI
915
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
538
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.59
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$7.79
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-07-17
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-15
$10.00
5/15/2026, 11:38:40 PM
2026-06-18
$7.50
6/18/2026, 11:32:38 PM
2026-07-17NextUpdated
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:33:28 PM
2026-08-21
$7.50
7/6/2026, 11:33:28 PM
2026-10-16
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:33:28 PM
2026-12-18
$10.00
7/6/2026, 11:33:28 PM
2027-01-15
$7.50
7/6/2026, 11:33:28 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-17 at max pain $10.00.
STEM pain by strike for 2026-07-17 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
2.5
0
390750
390750
5
0
256250
256250
7.5
4750
138250
143000
10
27500
86500
114000
12.5
135500
54750
190250
15
286000
24750
310750
17.5
449750
14750
464500
20
631750
6250
638000
22.5
830000
4000
834000
25
1038000
2500
1040500
30
1473000
0
1473000
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.