This page reflects SYM 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 — SYM
Data as of market close Aug 18, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-08-21 shows max pain at $47.50 (7.04 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$47.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$1.60
±4.0%
Days to Expiry
3
Calendar days
Total Call OI
16,373
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
10,099
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.62
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$40.46
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
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Selected: 2026-08-21
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-07
$41.00
8/7/2026, 11:34:28 PM
2026-08-14
$41.00
8/14/2026, 11:35:30 PM
2026-08-21NextUpdated
$47.50
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-08-28
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-09-04
$43.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-09-11
$41.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-09-18
$42.50
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-09-25
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-10-02
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2026-11-20
$45.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-01-15
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
2027-02-19
$40.00
8/18/2026, 11:35:34 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-08-21 at max pain $47.50.
SYM pain by strike for 2026-08-21 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
22.5
0
21514750
21514750
25
0
18995750
18995750
27.5
0
16481000
16481000
30
0
13980000
13980000
31
7600
13015300
13022900
32
15200
12050900
12066100
32.5
19000
11569350
11588350
33
22950
11100550
11123500
34
30850
10163650
10194500
34.5
34800
9696750
9731550
35
38800
9229850
9268650
35.5
46150
8779000
8825150
36
53800
8328150
8381950
36.5
61650
7879000
7940650
37
69650
7430400
7500050
37.5
77850
6985350
7063200
38
90250
6573850
6664100
38.5
104150
6165700
6269850
39
119100
5758950
5878050
39.5
134800
5355500
5490300
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.