This page reflects SUN 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 — SUN
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $72.50 (4.58 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$72.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$0.72
±0.9%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
960
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,047
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.09
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$77.08
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
$65.00
6/18/2026, 11:30:14 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
7/17/2026, 11:34:10 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$72.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:00 PM
2026-09-18
$72.50
8/18/2026, 11:32:00 PM
2026-12-18
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:00 PM
2027-03-19
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:32:00 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $72.50.
SUN pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
42.5
0
1940250
1940250
45
0
1719000
1719000
50
0
1277500
1277500
55
0
836000
836000
57.5
0
647000
647000
60
0
486750
486750
62.5
250
336750
337000
65
500
187500
188000
67.5
750
40500
41250
70
1000
21500
22500
72.5
2500
10000
12500
75
23250
4500
27750
77.5
187500
2250
189750
80
385250
0
385250
85
852750
0
852750
90
1327250
0
1327250
95
1801750
0
1801750
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.