This page reflects SYF 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 — SYF
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $75.00 (5.58 below 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
±$1.90
±2.4%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
7,439
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
2,878
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.39
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$80.58
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
$75.00
6/18/2026, 11:31:50 PM
2026-07-17
$70.00
7/17/2026, 11:36:30 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:31 PM
2026-09-18
$75.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:31 PM
2026-12-18
$72.50
8/18/2026, 11:35:31 PM
2027-01-15
$65.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:31 PM
2027-03-19
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:31 PM
2027-06-17
$70.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:31 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $75.00.
SYF pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
50
0
4478250
4478250
55
0
3040750
3040750
60
0
1617750
1617750
62.5
0
1035250
1035250
65
0
615000
615000
67.5
0
321000
321000
70
0
169000
169000
72.5
2500
86500
89000
75
15250
30500
45750
77.5
95000
5500
100500
80
452250
0
452250
82.5
972750
0
972750
85
2201000
0
2201000
87.5
3989750
0
3989750
90
5784750
0
5784750
95
9495750
0
9495750
110
20642250
0
20642250
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.