This page reflects SYF options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
May 20, 2026 close
Max Pain — SYF
Data as of market close May 20, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-06-18 shows max pain at $75.00 (2.95 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$75.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$5.00
±6.9%
Days to Expiry
29
Calendar days
Total Call OI
12,451
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
8,188
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.66
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$72.05
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-06-18
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-04-17
$67.50
4/17/2026, 11:27:56 PM
2026-05-15
$75.00
5/15/2026, 11:40:29 PM
2026-06-18NextUpdated
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:08 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:08 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:08 PM
2026-12-18
$72.50
5/20/2026, 11:33:08 PM
2027-01-15
$65.00
5/20/2026, 11:33:08 PM
2027-03-19
$62.50
5/20/2026, 11:33:08 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-06-18 at max pain $75.00.
SYF pain by strike for 2026-06-18 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
22.5
0
38049500
38049500
25
0
36002500
36002500
27.5
0
33967250
33967250
30
0
31935000
31935000
32.5
1250
29903250
29904500
35
4750
27871750
27876500
37.5
8500
25840750
25849250
40
14000
23809750
23823750
42.5
19500
21784000
21803500
45
25000
19770750
19795750
47.5
30750
17764250
17795000
50
49750
15817750
15867500
52.5
68750
13884500
13953250
55
95750
11970000
12065750
57.5
146750
10085000
10231750
60
197750
8215750
8413500
62.5
254250
6511750
6766000
65
355250
5052500
5407750
67.5
465250
3693500
4158750
70
615750
2416750
3032500
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.