Seagate Technology Holdings PLCClose $810.46EOD only
Max Pain
$727.50
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$30.40
3.8% from close
Price Gap
-82.96
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
57
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.09
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: May 21, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 21, 2026 close
Max Pain — STX
Data as of market close May 21, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $727.50 (82.96 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$727.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$30.40
±3.8%
Days to Expiry
1
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,561
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
15,851
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$810.46
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-05-22
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-05-08
$710.00
5/8/2026, 11:31:41 PM
2026-05-15
$675.00
5/15/2026, 11:39:53 PM
2026-05-22NextUpdated
$727.50
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-05-29
$737.50
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-06-05
$720.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-06-12
$750.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-06-18
$340.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-06-26
$770.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-07-17
$640.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-08-21
$750.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-09-18
$370.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-10-16
$820.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-11-20
$550.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2026-12-18
$450.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2027-01-15
$220.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
2027-03-19
$590.00
5/21/2026, 11:36:45 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $727.50.
STX pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
225
0
580691000
580691000
230
0
572804500
572804500
235
0
564958000
564958000
240
0
557150000
557150000
245
500
549398500
549399000
250
1500
541651500
541653000
255
2500
533934500
533937000
260
3500
526241000
526244500
270
5500
510854000
510859500
295
10500
472926500
472937000
300
11500
465357500
465369000
310
13500
450235500
450249000
315
14500
442713500
442728000
320
15500
435231000
435246500
325
16500
427781500
427798000
330
17500
420349500
420367000
335
18500
412984500
413003000
340
19500
405644500
405664000
345
20500
398315000
398335500
350
22000
391001500
391023500
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.