Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.Close $554.76EOD only
Max Pain
$580.00
Next expiry Aug 21, 2026
Expected Move
±$30.80
5.5% from close
Price Gap
+25.24
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
14
Low premium
P/C OI
0.78
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 — STRL
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $580.00 (25.24 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$580.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$30.80
±5.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
3,615
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
3,218
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.89
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$554.76
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
$620.00
6/18/2026, 11:33:21 PM
2026-07-17
$600.00
7/17/2026, 11:38:03 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$580.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:38 PM
2026-09-18
$540.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:38 PM
2026-12-18
$520.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:38 PM
2027-01-15
$580.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:38 PM
2027-03-19
$480.00
8/18/2026, 11:31:38 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $580.00.
STRL pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
320
0
57405000
57405000
330
0
54196000
54196000
340
1000
50989000
50990000
350
2000
47783000
47785000
360
5000
44600000
44605000
370
8000
41572000
41580000
380
11000
38545000
38556000
390
14000
35757000
35771000
400
17000
33008000
33025000
410
25000
30466000
30491000
420
34000
27973000
28007000
430
44000
25546000
25590000
440
60000
23145000
23205000
450
77000
20814000
20891000
460
98000
18702000
18800000
470
240000
16677000
16917000
480
386000
14690000
15076000
490
544000
12740000
13284000
500
705000
10832000
11537000
510
1121000
9319000
10440000
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.