Seagate Technology Holdings PLCClose $751.07EOD only
Max Pain
$730.00
Next expiry May 22, 2026
Expected Move
±$46.80
6.2% from close
Price Gap
-21.07
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
45
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.09
Balanced positioning
Consensus
—
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Published snapshot: May 20, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — STX
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-05-22 shows max pain at $730.00 (21.07 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$730.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$46.80
±6.2%
Days to Expiry
2
Calendar days
Total Call OI
13,016
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
15,273
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.17
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$751.07
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
$730.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-05-29
$735.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-06-05
$725.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-06-12
$750.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-06-18
$340.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-06-26
$780.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-07-17
$640.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-08-21
$750.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-09-18
$370.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-10-16
$820.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-11-20
$550.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2026-12-18
$450.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-01-15
$220.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
2027-03-19
$580.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:20 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-05-22 at max pain $730.00.
STX pain by strike for 2026-05-22 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
225
0
562601750
562601750
230
0
555004250
555004250
235
0
547446750
547446750
240
0
539927750
539927750
245
500
532465250
532465750
250
1500
525007250
525008750
255
2500
517579250
517581750
260
3500
510174750
510178250
270
5500
495365750
495371250
295
10500
458883250
458893750
300
11500
451603250
451614750
310
13500
437059250
437072750
315
14500
429821750
429836250
320
15500
422618750
422634250
325
16500
415442250
415458750
330
17500
408281250
408298750
335
18500
401182250
401200750
340
19500
394104250
394123750
345
20500
387033750
387054250
350
22000
379976750
379998750
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.