This page reflects SU options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Aug 18, 2026 close
Max Pain — SU
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $60.00 (7.68 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$60.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.67
±2.5%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
16,522
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
5,087
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.31
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$67.68
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
2026-08-07
$63.00
8/7/2026, 11:33:54 PM
2026-08-14
$60.00
8/14/2026, 11:34:08 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-08-28
$63.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-09-04
$61.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-09-11
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-09-25
$62.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-10-02
$61.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-10-16
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2026-12-18
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2027-03-19
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
2027-06-17
$50.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:16 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $60.00.
SU pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
35
0
13363800
13363800
40
0
10820300
10820300
44
800
8785500
8786300
45
1100
8276800
8277900
46
1500
7768800
7770300
48
2300
6767800
6770100
49
2700
6267400
6270100
50
3100
5767100
5770200
51
16500
5285000
5301500
53
43700
4320800
4364500
54
57300
3839000
3896300
55
70900
3362200
3433100
56
143200
2904800
3048000
57
215700
2447600
2663300
58
288500
1993700
2282200
59
361500
1575400
1936900
60
436500
1167800
1604300
61
929300
946200
1875500
62
1422400
775500
2197900
63
1924800
613300
2538100
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.